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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 old is Father Juilliard?

2. How many crates are initally donated in order to create the Mission School?

3. Why does the street sweeper look at Raphael strangely when Raphael asks the street sweeper for a cigarette?

4. In what type of vehicle had Pascal Aguila been riding when his death occurred?

5. When the police ask Raphael about the bag he has found and he denies finding a bag, what does he say he has found instead?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the scene in which Raphael is taken from his home and is forced into the police car.

3. What had Father Juilliard's original intentions been with regard to the Pascal Aguila Mission School and how had those intentions changed later?

4. Though the police beat Raphael severely, leaving him bruised and battered, what actions do they threaten him with that never actually come to pass?

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

6. When Raphael is finally released from the police station, why does he laugh as he walks home?

7. What does Father Juilliard say about his imminent departure from his position running the Pascal Aguila Mission School?

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

9. Describe Raphael's house in Behala.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Deception is a theme that shows up often in the novel, whether it comes through in the boys' manipulation of Sister Olivia or in the corrupt senator's stealing of the money meant to relieve the country's extreme poverty. Develop a claim stating the author's message regarding deception and prove your claim with at least three instances of deception within the novel.

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

Oftentimes in Western culture, volunteerism is looked at in terms of only helping those in need, but the novel seems to put forth the proposition that service to others can also be a means to the provider's own personal happiness. Find examples within the novel Trash that would prove this conclusion regarding the author's message about service to others and discuss the message's overall effect on the reader.

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