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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rat finally reveal to the reader about the source of the money he has saved up for a fishing boat?
(a) He has been stealing from the school safe once or twice a month.
(b) He has been stealing from Olivia's purse.
(c) He has been working at the local market.
(d) He has been begging on the streets at night.

2. What color does Rat use to describe the influx of police that lead the boys to flee from Behala at the start of Part Four?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

3. What occasion first prompts Jose Angelico to use Frederico Gonz's services?
(a) The death of his daughter.
(b) The arrest of his son.
(c) The death of his son.
(d) The destruction of his security fence.

4. What method of payment does Olivia use to pay for Gardo's new clothes?
(a) American dollars.
(b) A check.
(c) Pesos.
(d) A credit card.

5. What does Raphael say makes the Navaro Graveyard distinctive among the city's other graveyards?
(a) It is so big that rich and poor alike are buried there.
(b) It has the greatest number of trees.
(c) It is the smallest of the city's cemeteries.
(d) It has the cheapest burial services.

6. When Gabriel Olondriz tells Olivia he is sorry that he has told the story of the government's corruption so often that it has lost something, what does he tell her it has lost?
(a) Breathing space.
(b) Solidarity.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Freshness.

7. What is the name of Senator Zapanta's defunct subsidiary company that is prosecuted for corruption?
(a) Clothe the Children!.
(b) Feed Us!.
(c) Feed the Children!.
(d) Clothe Us!.

8. What does Rat do to Raphael's appearance in order to make him harder for the police to recognize?
(a) He bleaches his hair.
(b) He cuts his hair.
(c) He draws on a mustache.
(d) He dresses him in rags.

9. What is the main thing Olivia says she has learned from the Behala dumpsite in her time there?
(a) That the world revolves around lies.
(b) That the world revolves around money.
(c) That the world revolves around politics.
(d) That the world revolves around love.

10. When Olivia feels like she is about to faint in Colva Prison, what does she do that makes her feel better?
(a) She takes a few deep breaths.
(b) She lies down.
(c) She stands in front of a fan.
(d) She drinks water.

11. What is the job of Frederico Gonz?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He makes grave memorials.
(c) He is a houseboy.
(d) He fixes security systems.

12. For how long does Senator Zapanta inhabit the role of vice-president?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4 years.

13. Instead of the cells she expects at Colva Prison, what does Olivia say is in the prison instead?
(a) Patios.
(b) Cages.
(c) Hallways.
(d) Rooms.

14. For what crime does Gardo tell Olivia his grandfather has been committed to Colva Prison?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Bribery.
(c) Larceny.
(d) Assault.

15. Where do Raphael and Rat take the letter while Olivia and Gardo are at Colva Prison?
(a) By the canal.
(b) By the river.
(c) By the sea.
(d) By the lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Senator Zapanta's first name?

2. In what type of vehicle do Rat, Raphael, and Gardo flee after losing the police in the crowd of children?

3. What method does Gabriel Olondriz say that the government usually uses in order to steal money?

4. What does Rat use to indicate a kiss in the picture he leaves for Father Juilliard inside the safe?

5. How many visits does Rat say the prisoners in Colva Prison get per month?

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