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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the boys retrieve the envelope from the locker at the train station, what is on the slip of paper attached to the letter inside the envelope?
(a) An algebraic equation.
(b) Bank account numbers.
(c) A string of numbers.
(d) First aid instructions.

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

3. How much money does Raphael say he can get from one half-good tire that he finds at the dumpsite?
(a) Half of a dollar.
(b) A quarter of a dollar.
(c) One dollar.
(d) One tenth of a dollar.

4. What place do the foreigners visit when they come to the dumpsite in which the rubbish boys work?
(a) The Pascal Aguila Mission School.
(b) City Hall.
(c) The area's single church.
(d) Raphael's home.

5. When the police ask Raphael about the bag he has found and he denies finding a bag, what does he say he has found instead?
(a) A basketball.
(b) A shoe.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) An umbrella.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is there no stupp in the trash from the McKinley neighborhood?

3. How much money do the police officers offer to give every family in Behala if someone finds and turns in the missing bag?

4. The view from the top of the trash mountain provides a look at what natural feature?

5. What is Rat's real name?

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