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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. Why does Julio want to delay the event in #117?
(a) His back is feeling fine now.
(b) He is not hungry yet.
(c) There is plenty of time to make the bus.
(d) He does not want to ruin his evening with Vicky.

2. What does Julio tell Vicky when he picks her up at her house?
(a) She is beautiful.
(b) He has to break their dinner date.
(c) They have reservations for 7pm.
(d) She is running late.

3. The police take Julio's film and _________________ for evidence.
(a) answering machine.
(b) camera.
(c) aquarium.
(d) bowling balls.

4. Why has the person in #114 called Julio's apartment?
(a) To apologize for giving the robbers Julio's contact information.
(b) To confirm a dinner date for tonight.
(c) To harass him.
(d) To confirm a medical appointment.

5. What do Hector and Mando throw at Huey's foot to injure him?
(a) A lamp.
(b) A table.
(c) The answering machine.
(d) A bowling ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose telephone call startles Julio and the boys?

2. What do Hector and Mando position at the stairwell?

3. Hector says there are laws against _______________.

4. What do Hector and Mando place on the floor to then pull out from under Freddie and Huey?

5. What is Julio's reaction when Julio hears that the robbers have located him and the boys?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Freddie and Huey in conflict about what to do to the boys?

2. Where does the group have dinner and why are the boys told to order light?

3. What does Dr. Femur represent in the story and what is the author saying about his work on the robbers and then the minimal work on the boys?

4. How does Uncle Julio take control of the situation when he arrives home?

5. What does Hector recall about the last time he was in this much trouble?

6. How are Hector and Mando finally able to capture and tie up the robbers?

7. What reward will Julio and the boys get for catching the robbers and how do they plan to spend it?

8. Why has the author inserted the phone messages from a crazy girlfriend of Julio's former roommate, Rick?

9. What does Hector do in Julio's apartment that makes the boys more vulnerable?

10. What is the first trick that Hector tries to get rid of Freddie?

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