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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At what age does Raphael say he started to sort trash at the dumpsite?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. What term does Raphael apply to Gordo while introducing him to the reader?
(a) His pal.
(b) His partner.
(c) His amigo.
(d) His friend.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. What does Raphael say has happened more often to Gardo than to him?

3. In what type of structures do most of Raphael's neighbors live?

4. Raphael describes the mountains of trash as stretching from the sea to the what feature?

5. How much money does Raphael say he makes on a good day?

(see the answer key)

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