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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Father Juilliard first sees Gardo for the first time, what does he think that Gardo has enough poise and grace to be?
(a) A politician.
(b) A ballerina.
(c) An athlete.
(d) A freedom fighter.

2. What causes Gardo to consent to a plan to visit the train station, even though he has been reluctant to do so?
(a) He finds out that the train station is due for renovation soon.
(b) Raphael threatens to go with Rat and to leave Gardo out of the trip.
(c) Rat threatens to go with Raphael and to leave Gardo out of the trip.
(d) He thinks two weeks is sufficient for the danger to have passed.

3. What do the dumpsite boys spend their days looking for in the trash heaps?
(a) Anything they can sell.
(b) Anything they can give to their families.
(c) Anything they can use.
(d) Anything they can give to the foreigners.

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

5. Why is there no stupp in the trash from the McKinley neighborhood?
(a) Because there are toilets there.
(b) Because they trade their stupp for better stupp.
(c) Because there are special stupp-cleaners there.
(d) Because they recycle all of their stupp there.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the dumpsite in which Raphael and the other dumpsite boys scavenge?

3. What is the word people in the area use to demonstrate respect for their elders when addressing them?

4. What does Father Juilliard say are "what we live by, even though we all know they're sometimes foolish" (52)?

5. What name does the interrogator call Raphael when he asks him who taught him to read?

(see the answer key)

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