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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people were killed when Smoky Mountain collapsed?
(a) Nearly 200.
(b) Nearly 50.
(c) Nearly 100.
(d) Nearly 300.

2. 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) A basketball.
(b) A shoe.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) An umbrella.

3. What does Raphael say is the meaning of the word "stuppa" (3)?
(a) Radioactive Waste.
(b) Human muck.
(c) Stuff.
(d) Animal muck.

4. What place do the foreigners visit when they come to the dumpsite in which the rubbish boys work?
(a) City Hall.
(b) The area's single church.
(c) Raphael's home.
(d) The Pascal Aguila Mission School.

5. After Raphael decides not to tell the police about the leather bag quite yet, who tells the police about his find instead?
(a) Raphael's uncle.
(b) Gardo's cousin.
(c) Gardo's sister.
(d) Raphael's aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Raphael describes the mountains of trash as stretching from the sea to the what feature?

2. How old are Raphael and Gardo within the narrative?

3. What happened to make Gardo frightened of rats?

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. The view from the top of the trash mountain provides a look at what natural feature?

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