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

2. What is the main thing Olivia says she has learned from the Behala dumpsite in her time there?
(a) That the world revolves around money.
(b) That the world revolves around politics.
(c) That the world revolves around love.
(d) That the world revolves around lies.

3. What object does Raphael admit to finding at the dumpsite when he is interrogated at the police station?
(a) An empty wallet.
(b) An empty leather bag.
(c) 1,100 pesos.
(d) A key.

4. What do the dumpsite boys have to do to the paper before they can sell it?
(a) Clean it and compress it.
(b) Clean it and dry it.
(c) Bleach it and fold it.
(d) Shred it and reconstitute it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Olivia that his grandfather is in Colva Prison in order to get her to accompany him on the next step toward unraveling the mystery of the leather bag?

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

3. What method of payment does Olivia use to pay for Gardo's new clothes?

4. What natural phenomenon has been rumored to arrive in the area as Gardo and Olivia are traveling to Colva Prison

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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