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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Raphael say he will be doing the day after his visit to the school that he says will prevent him from coming to school the following day?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Protesting.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Working.

2. What does Raphael say is the reason that he and the other dumpsite boys do not wear shoes?
(a) They are too expensive.
(b) They degrade too quickly as the boys walk amidst the trash.
(c) They need to feel around with their bare feet.
(d) They are growing too fast to keep shoes long anyway.

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

4. At what age does Raphael say he started to sort trash at the dumpsite?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

5. What does Father Juilliard say he has given Rat, though he has never seen Rat wear it?
(a) A cravat.
(b) A hat.
(c) A tie.
(d) A school uniform.

6. What does Raphael say has happened more often to Gardo than to him?
(a) Lucky finds.
(b) Loss of family members.
(c) Beatings.
(d) Contractions of disease.

7. How much money does Raphael say he can get from one half-good tire that he finds at the dumpsite?
(a) One tenth of a dollar.
(b) One dollar.
(c) A quarter of a dollar.
(d) Half of a dollar.

8. What is Rat's real name?
(a) Jun-Jun.
(b) Mei-Mei.
(c) Aezhelle.
(d) Toc.

9. What object does Raphael admit to finding at the dumpsite when he is interrogated at the police station?
(a) A key.
(b) An empty leather bag.
(c) An empty wallet.
(d) 1,100 pesos.

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

11. Of what objects does Father Juilliard say that Rat's fingers remind him?
(a) Sausages.
(b) Pipe cleaners.
(c) Skeletons.
(d) Toothpicks.

12. 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 die.
(c) That he does not get attacked by the older men.
(d) That he does not get sick.

13. What drink does Father Juilliard serve to the boys when they come to use the school's computer?
(a) Iced tea.
(b) Apple juice.
(c) Water.
(d) Lemonade.

14. When Father Juilliard first sees Gardo for the first time, what does he think that Gardo has enough poise and grace to be?
(a) A ballerina.
(b) A politician.
(c) An athlete.
(d) A freedom fighter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had donated the Pascal Aguila Mission School's sole computer?

2. What is the name of the dumpsite in which Raphael and the other dumpsite boys scavenge?

3. What does Father Juilliard say he has to use in order to bribe the children to attend school?

4. What job does Grace perform for Senator Zapanta?

5. What number is on the yellow tag attached to the key Raphael finds inside the wallet?

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