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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much older than Raphael is Gardo?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 7 hours.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 24 hours.

2. What does Raphael's aunt tell him to do with the wallet he has found?
(a) Give it to the police the following morning.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Throw it back into the trash piles.
(d) Throw it into the sea.

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. From what material is the Mission School made?
(a) Wood.
(b) Mud.
(c) Iron.
(d) Canvas.

5. What excuse does Rat give to Father Juilliard when Rat wants to use the school's computer?
(a) He wants to re-enroll in school and needs to catch up on his missing assignments.
(b) Raphael has won a contest and has to accept his reward online.
(c) Gardo and Raphael need to do research for a quiz at their school.
(d) Gardo needs to check his email for a message from his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what police station is Raphael taken upon his arrest?

2. What does Father Juilliard say are "what we live by, even though we all know they're sometimes foolish" (52)?

3. What does Raphael say is the reason that he and the other dumpsite boys do not wear shoes?

4. What feature of the boys' does Father Juilliard say fills the room when they come to the Mission School to use the computer?

5. What name does the interrogator call Raphael when he asks him who taught him to read?

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