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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hector says there are laws against _______________.

2. The car radio plays a song about a dog who jumps out of a car and walks from Sacramento back to his home in ________.

3. Who telephones at the apartment during the chaos?

4. What has made Freddie and Huey sick?

5. Hector says the robbers will not come to get __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stewart call Julio to apologize.

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

3. What is Freddie and Huey's plan in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

7. What does Vicky represent in the story?

8. Who is Dr. Femur and how do Hector and Mando meet him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several events of foreshadowing in CRAZY WEEKEND. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Hector. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

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