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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Raphael relates that his life consists of living "day to day" (6) and of hoping for what?
(a) That he can find a treasure.
(b) That he does not get sick.
(c) That he does not die.
(d) That he does not get attacked by the older men.

2. After Raphael decides not to tell the police about the leather bag quite yet, who tells the police about his find instead?
(a) Raphael's uncle.
(b) Gardo's cousin.
(c) Raphael's aunt.
(d) Gardo's sister.

3. What does Raphael's aunt tell him to do with the wallet he has found?
(a) Burn it.
(b) Throw it back into the trash piles.
(c) Throw it into the sea.
(d) Give it to the police the following morning.

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

5. Who tries to keep the dumpsite boys away from the crane-belts while they are running?
(a) The school teachers.
(b) The government officials.
(c) The older men.
(d) The guards.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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