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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. Who does Freddie blame for his predicament?

2. Where is Uncle Julio going to take the boys when they finish at the mall?

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

4. Why does Uncle Julio apologize to Hector and Mando?

5. Who does Uncle Julio call?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of the back window of Julio's car falling out as the group drives to dinner?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

CRAZY WEEKEND is a classic coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Mr. Inouye. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Mr. Inouye's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of responsibility. Identify at least two instances about responsibility in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

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