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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Father Juilliard say are "what we live by, even though we all know they're sometimes foolish" (52)?
(a) Pieces of advice.
(b) Rules.
(c) Accidents.
(d) Coincidences.

4. With what crime was Jose Angelico charged before his death?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Larceny.
(c) Loitering.
(d) Robbery.

5. 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) Working.
(d) Sleeping.

6. Why does the street sweeper look at Raphael strangely when Raphael asks the street sweeper for a cigarette?
(a) Cigarettes are rare due to rationing.
(b) The street sweeper is deaf.
(c) Raphael is too young to smoke.
(d) Raphael's face is covered in blood.

7. 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?
(a) Bank account numbers.
(b) A string of numbers.
(c) An algebraic equation.
(d) First aid instructions.

8. What number is on the yellow tag attached to the key Raphael finds inside the wallet?
(a) 303.
(b) 116.
(c) 101.
(d) 36.

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

10. What name does the interrogator call Raphael when he asks him who taught him to read?
(a) Trash.
(b) Cockroach.
(c) Peon.
(d) Lackey.

11. Raphael describes the mountains of trash as stretching from the sea to the what feature?
(a) Marshlands.
(b) Jungles.
(c) Estuaries.
(d) Plateaus.

12. What does Father Juilliard say he has to use in order to bribe the children to attend school?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) Boots.

13. What do the dumpsite boys have to do to the paper before they can sell it?
(a) Clean it and compress it.
(b) Shred it and reconstitute it.
(c) Clean it and dry it.
(d) Bleach it and fold it.

14. How many crates are initally donated in order to create the Mission School?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

15. What term does Raphael apply to Gordo while introducing him to the reader?
(a) His pal.
(b) His partner.
(c) His amigo.
(d) His friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years has Gabriel Olondriz been in prison?

2. How many pesos does the wallet contain that Raphael finds on Thursday?

3. Whose daughter is Pia Dante?

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

5. When Father Juilliard first sees Gardo for the first time, what does he think that Gardo has enough poise and grace to be?

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