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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What number is on the yellow tag attached to the key Raphael finds inside the wallet?
(a) 303.
(b) 101.
(c) 116.
(d) 36.

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

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

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

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. How old are Raphael and Gardo within the narrative?

2. 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?

3. What happened to make Gardo frightened of rats?

4. How many basketball courts does Raphael estimate the dumpsite to be in area?

5. What causes Gardo to consent to a plan to visit the train station, even though he has been reluctant to do so?

(see the answer key)

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