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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In addition to Gabriel Olondriz, who is the focus of the boys' web search at the Pascal Aguila Mission School?

3. How many van-loads of police arrive at Raphael's house when they come to arrest him?

4. In what type of structures do most of Raphael's neighbors live?

5. At what age does Raphael say he started to sort trash at the dumpsite?

Short Essay Questions

1. At what point does Raphael realize that the contents of the bag must be hugely important to the police?

2. Who was Pascal Aguila?

3. What reason does Grace give for Pia Dante not having lived with her father, Jose Angelico, while he was still alive?

4. What does Raphael say is the reason for Jose Angelico's arrest?

5. When Raphael says that he and Gardo might as well be brothers, what evidence does he give to support this conclusion?

6. What are three cases that Pascal Aguila took on and won during his career?

7. What is the main point of Grace's piece of narration from the story?

8. Why do Raphael and Gardo continue working nonchalantly after they find the leather bag full of money?

9. Which of the three boys is chosen to open the train station locker with the key from inside the found leather bag and why?

10. How does Raphael know that the police do not know that there was a key among the items inside the leather bag for which they are searching?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Raphael, one protagonist of Trash, to Gardo, another protagonist of the narrative. What is the author's purpose in providing these two protagonists and in using their respective narration sections in order to get across his desired messages? Provide concrete details from both novels in order to support your claims

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the themes of truth, lies, and hypocrisy are interwoven within Andy Mulligan's novel Trash. Create a strong, specific claim and support it with concrete details from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the boys' decision to put part of the six million dollars into backpacks in order to throw them randomly into the dump for others to find. Why do they make that decision and how do you know? Is their action just? Does it rectify the wrongs visited upon the people by Senator Zapanta? Back up your points with quotes from the novel.

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