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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what implement does Gardo cut Marco so that he can escape from the trap set by Marco?
(a) An awl.
(b) A hook.
(c) A screwdriver.
(d) A switchblade.

3. For what purpose does Senator Zapanta order police to clear squatter camps?
(a) To make way for a rock quarry he wants to build.
(b) To make way for an amusement park he wants to build.
(c) To make way for a restaurant he wants to build.
(d) To make way for a mall he wants to build.

4. When Olivia meets Gabriel Olondriz in Colva Prison, she says that he is not just weak, but he is what?
(a) Dying.
(b) Barely alive.
(c) Wasting away.
(d) Starving.

5. 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 Olivia's purse.
(b) He has been stealing from the school safe once or twice a month.
(c) He has been begging on the streets at night.
(d) He has been working at the local market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two names does Rat call Olivia in lieu of using her first name?

2. What news does Gardo deliver to Gabriel Olondriz that causes the old man to cry?

3. Instead of the cells she expects at Colva Prison, what does Olivia say is in the prison instead?

4. How long do the boys spend thinking about how to get the bribe required to pay Marco for his procurement of the Bible?

5. What is the position of Senator Zapanta?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Mohun in his diary printed in The Daily Star newspaper, what might Senator Zapanta do to him in retaliation for his accusations?

2. Why are there dozens of families living in shacks nearby Colva Prison?

3. In what way does Gabriel Olondriz say that he had been betrayed by his legal defense team?

4. What are the main duties required within Olivia's position as house mother for the mission school?

5. What features of the prison result in Olivia's pronouncement of the place as a "hell" (100)?

6. In what ways does Raphael seem to have lingering negative effects from his experiences within the police station?

7. How does Rat describe his relationship with Father Juilliard and how does this relationship affect Rat's decision to steal money from the school's safe?

8. What are all of the ways in which Senator Zapanta's property compound is protected?

9. When Olivia is confronted by the police due to her showing her passport at Colva Prison and arousing suspicion about her motives, what happens to her?

10. When the police return to the dumpsite in search of the boys, what plan does Rat suggest?

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