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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Raphael say he makes on a good day?
(a) 200 pesos.
(b) 50 pesos.
(c) 100 pesos.
(d) 25 pesos.

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

3. How much older than Raphael is Gardo?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 7 hours.

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

5. How many pesos does the wallet contain that Raphael finds on Thursday?
(a) 300.
(b) 1,100.
(c) 500.
(d) 800.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color of plastic fetches the best prices, according to Raphael?

2. What place do the foreigners visit when they come to the dumpsite in which the rubbish boys work?

3. Who tries to keep the dumpsite boys away from the crane-belts while they are running?

4. When Father Juilliard first sees Gardo for the first time, what does he think that Gardo has enough poise and grace to be?

5. What job does Grace perform for Senator Zapanta?

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