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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the boys and Uncle Julio hear about on the car radio?
(a) An armed robbery.
(b) A Major League Baseball game.
(c) A department store fire.
(d) A fireworks display.

2. How do Julio and Hector recognize the robbed vehicle?
(a) They passed it on the interstate.
(b) It has a funny character on the side.
(c) It is the truck Julio photographed.
(d) They saw it in the newspaper.

3. The event in #19 has taken place in the area of ________________.
(a) Central Avenue.
(b) Ocean Shore Drive.
(c) Fresno Boulevard.
(d) Main Street.

4. What does Uncle Julio have to take pictures of at Mrs. Murguia's house?
(a) Afghans.
(b) Cats in bow-ties.
(c) Birthday cakes.
(d) Prize watermelons.

5. The Fresno area is well known for _____________________.
(a) jazz.
(b) agriculture.
(c) architecture.
(d) politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Julio's car damaged?

2. What does Julio comment about Freddie after the pictures of the robbers are developed?

3. What do Freddie and Huey eat in the car as they wait for Julio and the boys?

4. The boys stop in front of which restaurant where they see the newspaper headline about the robbery?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the assaults on Julio's car?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Julio captured on film regarding the robbery and with whom does he share his information?

2. What stereotypes of the Latin household does the author present?

3. Describe Hector and Manny's world in East Los Angeles and what it represents for Latinos.

4. Describe the robbers.

5. When do Hector and Mando realize that Uncle Julio was right about their being in danger?

6. What information is revealed about Hector and Mando in the column in The Fresno Bee?

7. Why are the photos of the burning truck an instance of foreshadowing for the story?

8. How does the Inouye household represent prosperity to the boys?

9. Who is Mr. Inouye and why does Julio take the boys to meet him?

10. What is the significance of including the Japanese Americans into the story?

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