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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area of the chapel are the children forbidden to speak or to make any noise?
(a) The rectory.
(b) The altar.
(c) The baptismal font platform.
(d) The stairs.

2. What color of plastic fetches the best prices, according to Raphael?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

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

4. 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) Sleeping.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Protesting.
(d) Working.

5. To what police station is Raphael taken upon his arrest?
(a) Ermita Police Station.
(b) Carlitos Police Station.
(c) Palos Verdes Police Station.
(d) Puebla Police Station.

6. For how many years has Gabriel Olondriz been in prison?
(a) 36.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 23.

7. How old is Father Juilliard?
(a) 42.
(b) 36.
(c) 63.
(d) 75.

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

9. 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 politician.
(b) An athlete.
(c) A ballerina.
(d) A freedom fighter.

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

11. What is the word people in the area use to demonstrate respect for their elders when addressing them?
(a) Ra.
(b) So.
(c) Po.
(d) La.

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

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

14. What does Raphael say he cannot stop doing when he is arrested and is being dragged to the police car?
(a) Thinking about his Auntie.
(b) Praying.
(c) Crying.
(d) Screaming.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. From what material is the Mission School made?

3. How does Rat know that the key Raphael has found belongs to a locker at the train station?

4. What causes Gardo to consent to a plan to visit the train station, even though he has been reluctant to do so?

5. What does Father Juilliard say he has given Rat, though he has never seen Rat wear it?

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