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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 Julio ask the boys when he learns that the robbers have located them?
(a) If they will call the police.
(b) If the robbers have any weapons.
(c) If they want to go home now.
(d) How the robbers found them.

2. What do Hector and Mando position at the stairwell?
(a) Open cans of motor oil.
(b) An aquarium full of marbles and water.
(c) Three jugs of fabric softener.
(d) Pots of boiling spaghetti.

3. On a voice message Freddie threatens to break Julio's camera and ___________________.
(a) his car windows.
(b) his arms.
(c) his legs.
(d) his face.

4. What has made Freddie and Huey sick?
(a) They are surrounded by police.
(b) They both have migraines.
(c) Too much wine.
(d) A bad meal.

5. Julio tells Hector and Mando to order light at dinner because he only has _______________.
(a) $20.
(b) $100.
(c) $60.
(d) $10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hector is frightened because Freddie promised to ____________________.

2. Julio spends the whole evening ____________________.

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a destination for the vacation Julio and the boys plan?

5. What makes the police happy when they arrive at Julio's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Julio prevent Hector from calling the police after the boys have seen the robbers in Dr. Femur's office?

2. Describe what the boys do when they walk around the mall for awhile after dinner.

3. What do Hector and Mando do to prevent Freddie and Huey from coming up the stairs to the apartment?

4. Why is Uncle Julio afraid when he hears Freddie's voice on the answering machine?

5. What does Vicky represent in the story?

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

7. Why does Vicky apologize to the boys again and what do she and the boys do at the apartment that takes all night?

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

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

10. 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?

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