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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rat's real name?
(a) Mei-Mei.
(b) Toc.
(c) Jun-Jun.
(d) Aezhelle.

2. What does Father Juilliard say are "what we live by, even though we all know they're sometimes foolish" (52)?
(a) Rules.
(b) Pieces of advice.
(c) Coincidences.
(d) Accidents.

3. The view from the top of the trash mountain provides a look at what natural feature?
(a) The peninsula.
(b) The sea.
(c) The river.
(d) The lake.

4. What is the word people in the area use to demonstrate respect for their elders when addressing them?
(a) Ra.
(b) La.
(c) Po.
(d) So.

5. In what type of structures do most of Raphael's neighbors live?
(a) Apartment buildings.
(b) Longhouses.
(c) Thatched huts.
(d) Dwellings made of cardboard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Raphael say is the meaning of the word "stuppa" (3)?

3. What type of disease had broken out in the area when Pascal Aguila had forced the local hospital to set up a special unit for the poor?

4. What is Pascal Aguila's cause of death?

5. What does Raphael say he will be doing the day after his visit to the school that he says will prevent him from coming to school the following day?

(see the answer key)

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