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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days of school do children at the Mission School have to attend in order to earn their two kilograms of rice?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 20.

2. How does Rat know that the key Raphael has found belongs to a locker at the train station?
(a) He had noticed the initials CS on the key and had surmised that the initials stood for Central Station.
(b) He had picked a train passenger's pocket once.
(c) He had lived at the train station for nearly a year before coming to Behala.
(d) He had worked as a train conductor for a short time.

3. How old are Raphael and Gardo within the narrative?
(a) 16.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

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

5. What excuse does Rat give to Father Juilliard when Rat wants to use the school's computer?
(a) He wants to re-enroll in school and needs to catch up on his missing assignments.
(b) Gardo needs to check his email for a message from his father.
(c) Raphael has won a contest and has to accept his reward online.
(d) Gardo and Raphael need to do research for a quiz at their school.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many van-loads of police arrive at Raphael's house when they come to arrest him?

2. Who had donated the Pascal Aguila Mission School's sole computer?

3. For how many years has Gabriel Olondriz been in prison?

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

5. What does Raphael's aunt tell him to do with the wallet he has found?

(see the answer key)

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