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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to make Gardo frightened of rats?
(a) His aunt's hand was bitten and the hand got infected.
(b) His father's hand was bitten and the hand got infected.
(c) His hand was bitten by a rat and the wound got infected.
(d) His little sister's hand was bitten and the hand got infected.

3. How many pesos does the wallet contain that Raphael finds on Thursday?
(a) 800.
(b) 1,100.
(c) 500.
(d) 300.

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

5. What does Raphael say has happened more often to Gardo than to him?
(a) Contractions of disease.
(b) Lucky finds.
(c) Beatings.
(d) Loss of family members.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Raphael say that he must do since nobody is going to "open the door" (11) for him?

2. What is the name of the dumpsite in which Raphael and the other dumpsite boys scavenge?

3. What place do the foreigners visit when they come to the dumpsite in which the rubbish boys work?

4. How does Rat know that the key Raphael has found belongs to a locker at the train station?

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

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