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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What feature of the boys' does Father Juilliard say fills the room when they come to the Mission School to use the computer?
(a) Their smell.
(b) Their egos.
(c) Their poise.
(d) Their confidence.

3. In what location had Jose Angelico died?
(a) In the town square.
(b) At the library.
(c) At the train station.
(d) At the police station.

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

5. In what type of structures do most of Raphael's neighbors live?
(a) Thatched huts.
(b) Longhouses.
(c) Dwellings made of cardboard.
(d) Apartment buildings.

6. What does Raphael say he cannot stop doing when he is arrested and is being dragged to the police car?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Praying.
(c) Crying.
(d) Thinking about his Auntie.

7. What is the name of the dumpsite in which Raphael and the other dumpsite boys scavenge?
(a) Bangkok.
(b) Bellacourt.
(c) Bellingtown.
(d) Behala.

8. What job does Grace perform for Senator Zapanta?
(a) Maid.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Gardener.
(d) Nanny.

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

10. What name does the interrogator call Raphael when he asks him who taught him to read?
(a) Trash.
(b) Peon.
(c) Lackey.
(d) Cockroach.

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

12. What object does Raphael admit to finding at the dumpsite when he is interrogated at the police station?
(a) An empty leather bag.
(b) 1,100 pesos.
(c) An empty wallet.
(d) A key.

13. How many crates are initally donated in order to create the Mission School?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

14. What does Father Juilliard say he has given Rat, though he has never seen Rat wear it?
(a) A hat.
(b) A school uniform.
(c) A tie.
(d) A cravat.

15. What place do the foreigners visit when they come to the dumpsite in which the rubbish boys work?
(a) Raphael's home.
(b) The area's single church.
(c) City Hall.
(d) The Pascal Aguila Mission School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to make Gardo frightened of rats?

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

3. How old are Raphael and Gardo within the narrative?

4. For how long has Father Juilliard been running the Pascal Aguila Mission School?

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

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