Trash Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Raphael say he makes on a good day?
(a) 100 pesos.
(b) 200 pesos.
(c) 25 pesos.
(d) 50 pesos.

2. How old are Raphael and Gardo within the narrative?
(a) 10.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

3. What is the name of the dumpsite in which Raphael and the other dumpsite boys scavenge?
(a) Bellacourt.
(b) Bangkok.
(c) Bellingtown.
(d) Behala.

4. How does Rat know that the key Raphael has found belongs to a locker at the train station?
(a) He had lived at the train station for nearly a year before coming to Behala.
(b) He had noticed the initials CS on the key and had surmised that the initials stood for Central Station.
(c) He had worked as a train conductor for a short time.
(d) He had picked a train passenger's pocket once.

5. How much older than Raphael is Gardo?
(a) 7 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 week.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to make Gardo frightened of rats?

3. What do the dumpsite boys spend their days looking for in the trash heaps?

4. How many people were killed when Smoky Mountain collapsed?

5. What does Raphael say is the reason that he and the other dumpsite boys do not wear shoes?

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