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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The view from the top of the trash mountain provides a look at what natural feature?
(a) The lake.
(b) The sea.
(c) The peninsula.
(d) The river.

2. How many basketball courts does Raphael estimate the dumpsite to be in area?
(a) 250.
(b) 100.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 500.

3. Who tries to keep the dumpsite boys away from the crane-belts while they are running?
(a) The guards.
(b) The older men.
(c) The government officials.
(d) The school teachers.

4. Raphael relates that his life consists of living "day to day" (6) and of hoping for what?
(a) That he can find a treasure.
(b) That he does not get attacked by the older men.
(c) That he does not die.
(d) That he does not get sick.

5. When the police ask Raphael about the bag he has found and he denies finding a bag, what does he say he has found instead?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A basketball.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A cigarette.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Raphael say he started to sort trash at the dumpsite?

2. What is Rat's real name?

3. Why is there no stupp in the trash from the McKinley neighborhood?

4. How much money do the police officers offer to give every family in Behala if someone finds and turns in the missing bag?

5. When the boys retrieve the envelope from the locker at the train station, what is on the slip of paper attached to the letter inside the envelope?

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