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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Senator Zapanta's first name?
(a) Gardo.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Juan.
(d) Regis.

2. What do the dumpsite boys spend their days looking for in the trash heaps?
(a) Anything they can sell.
(b) Anything they can give to the foreigners.
(c) Anything they can give to their families.
(d) Anything they can use.

3. What do the boys use to open the coffin once they have dug it up?
(a) A knife.
(b) A wrench.
(c) A sledgehammer.
(d) A screwdriver.

4. How does Rat create an emergency exit inside the boys' tiny room above the laundry?
(a) He keeps a stick of dynamite by the bed.
(b) He loosens part of the roof.
(c) He keeps a knotted rope hanging outside the window.
(d) He chops a hole in the siding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what material is the Mission School made?

2. What drink does Father Juilliard serve to the boys when they come to use the school's computer?

3. What reason does Gardo give Gabriel Olondriz for not having brought the letter to Colva Prison?

4. What do the boys say the cemetery smells like upon their arrival?

5. With what crime was Jose Angelico charged before his death?

(see the answer key)

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