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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 does Hector use to poke at Freddie who is on the apartment ledge?
(a) Julio's cane.
(b) A broom.
(c) A BB gun.
(d) An umbrella.

2. Which of the following is NOT a caller who left a message on Julio's answering machine?
(a) Mr. Inouye.
(b) Freddie.
(c) Rick's girlfriend.
(d) Hector's mother.

3. What does Julio tell Hector and Mando about Vicky?
(a) She is not as pretty as he remembered.
(b) She must have family money.
(c) She asked to borrow some money.
(d) He is going to marry her.

4. What does Uncle Julio find in his closet?
(a) Bowling balls.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) Croquet set.
(d) A phone.

5. How much money does Hector give to Julio on the sly?
(a) $50.
(b) $10.
(c) $20.
(d) $5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose telephone call startles Julio and the boys?

2. What does Julio's landlord ask Hector and Mando to do?

3. What does Freddie tell Huey to do so they can get in to see Dr. Femur?

4. Julio tells Hector and Mando to order light at dinner because he only has _______________.

5. What does Julio tell Vicky when he picks her up at her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Hector and Mando see Freddie and Huey and how can they identify them?

2. What does the budding relationship between Uncle and Vicky represent?

3. How does the author use dialogue between Freddie and Uncle Julio and the boys to point out the error of stealing?

4. What is the song about the dog the boys hear on the radio and how does it symbolize their lives?

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

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

7. How does Julio turn into the stereotype of the typical Latin male?

8. How does Hector react when he hears Freddie's creepy voice on the answering machine?

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

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

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