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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. In what type of vehicle do Gardo and Olivia travel to Colva Prison?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Trolley.
(c) Tuk-tuk.
(d) Bus.

2. What is another term for The Day of the Dead in the novel's unnamed country?
(a) All Souls' Day.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) All Hallows' Eve.
(d) All Souls' Night.

3. By how much does The Inquirer say the education budget has decreased in the last two years?
(a) 11%.
(b) 3%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 18%.

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

5. What is Senator Zapanta's first name?
(a) Regis.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Gardo.
(d) Juan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rat and Gardo come to ask Olivia to accompany them to Colva Prison, what other purpose is she at first positive that they have in mind?

2. For what crime does Gardo tell Olivia his grandfather has been committed to Colva Prison?

3. For what purpose does Olivia originally come to Behala?

4. Who do the police mention in their warning to Gardo when they are yelling after the boys during their escape from the room above the laundry?

5. How many stories high is Colva Prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Gardo meets with the prison guard named Marco in order to pay a bribe for Gabriel Olondriz's Bible, how does Marco betray Gardo and how does Gardo then escape?

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

4. The first two paragraphs of the Star Extra newspaper report included within the novel suggest that the police will soon find the money stolen from Senator Zapanta's house. Why are the police confident in their ability to find the money?

5. 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?

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

7. What method do Raphael, Gardo, and Rat use in order to evade the police after they leap from rooftop to rooftop in an attempt to escape?

8. When Olivia and Gardo meet Gabriel Olondriz inside Colva Prison, Olivia states that the old man is dying. What facts does she cite as leading her to this conclusion?

9. When the boys are fleeing their small room by jumping from rooftop to rooftop, Rat says, "Under us and all around us, though, the world was full of noise" (178). To what noises is he referring?

10. When Raphael and Gardo use Gabriel Olondriz's Bible in order to decipher the code included within the letter the boys had found within the train station locker, why is Rat unable to help them decipher the message and how does this inability add to the difference between him and the other two boys?

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