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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. What natural phenomenon has been rumored to arrive in the area as Gardo and Olivia are traveling to Colva Prison
2. When Frederico Gonz reads about Jose Angelico's death, to whom does he tell the news first?
3. How often does Father Juilliard change the combination to his office safe?
4. When Gabriel Olondriz asks Gardo why he has come to visit him in Colva Prison, what does Gardo reply?
5. In what office does Olivia's father work?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the boys hide inside a small room within a tenement building, who first detects approaching danger and leads the other two boys out through the hole in the roof to safety?
2. Why are there dozens of families living in shacks nearby Colva Prison?
3. How does Gabriel Olondriz say he has ended up in Colva Prison?
4. Why does Gardo interrupt Olivia's narration of the jail visit with his own narration in Part 3, Chapter 6?
5. 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?
6. In what way does Gabriel Olondriz say that he had been betrayed by his legal defense team?
7. 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?
8. What are the three skills that Rat says he is the best at in life?
9. What are all of the ways in which Senator Zapanta's property compound is protected?
10. How do the boys figure out that the money lies within the Navaro Graveyard at the center of the city?
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
Trace the characterization arc of Raphael's character throughout the novel. Discuss whether he is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character. Use concrete details to support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
A great number of Trash's narrators refer to the subject of trust at different points within the novel. Trace these mentions, explain each instance's circumstances, and discuss the overall message the author sends about the subject of trust. Include concrete details from the novel to support your points.
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