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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 long does it take Rat to tell Raphael and Gardo where he has gotten the money to bribe Marco?
2. What item does Gardo tell Olivia will surely grant her entry into the prison?
3. What does Raphael say he has done with the last of his money, causing him to be too broke to pay for bus fare to Senator Zapanta's house?
4. What does Olivia say is the most seductive thing in the world?
5. What does Rat say that Raphael does every night when the boys are hiding in their little room above the laundry?
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. According to Mohun in his diary printed in The Daily Star newspaper, what might Senator Zapanta do to him in retaliation for his accusations?
3. 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?
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. What is seed-corn money and why does Senator Zapanta's theft of that money ultimately cost the poor twice as much as that seed-corn sum?
6. Of what crimes was Gabriel Olondriz falsely accused after his attempt to expose Senator Zapanta's corruption?
7. When the police return to the dumpsite in search of the boys, what plan does Rat suggest?
8. In what way does Gabriel Olondriz say that he had been betrayed by his legal defense team?
9. 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?
10. What are all of the ways in which Senator Zapanta's property compound is protected?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At many points within the narrative, the boys are close to giving up on solving the mystery due to the inherent dangers associated with the fact-finding, but they never do give up. Choose three of these moments, discuss the boys' motivations to keep going, and analyze these instances within the context of the author's message about hope, optimism, and justice.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
The novel is littered with the use of sensory details throughout the narrative. Discuss the author's purpose in including the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and tactile sensations of those living within the dumpsite community of Behala. Include plenty of concrete details from the novel to support your claims.
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