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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people were killed when Smoky Mountain collapsed?
(a) Nearly 50.
(b) Nearly 100.
(c) Nearly 200.
(d) Nearly 300.

2. How much are Rat, Gardo, and Raphael paid for their help in looking for the bag at the dumpsite?
(a) 100 pesos.
(b) Nothing.
(c) 200 pesos.
(d) 50 pesos.

3. 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) Bleach it and fold it.
(d) Clean it and dry it.

4. 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 shoe.
(b) A basketball.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) An umbrella.

5. How much money do the police officers offer to give every family in Behala if someone finds and turns in the missing bag?
(a) 500 pesos.
(b) 100 pesos.
(c) 2,500 pesos.
(d) 1,000 pesos.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Raphael decides not to tell the police about the leather bag quite yet, who tells the police about his find instead?

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

3. How many pesos does the wallet contain that Raphael finds on Thursday?

4. How much older than Raphael is Gardo?

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

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