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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what material is the Mission School made?
(a) Canvas.
(b) Mud.
(c) Wood.
(d) Iron.

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

3. What does Raphael say he will be doing the day after his visit to the school that he says will prevent him from coming to school the following day?
(a) Protesting.
(b) Working.
(c) Traveling.
(d) Sleeping.

4. Whose daughter is Pia Dante?
(a) Grace.
(b) Jose Angelico.
(c) Senator Zapanta.
(d) Sister Olivia.

5. Who had donated the Pascal Aguila Mission School's sole computer?
(a) RCBC Bank.
(b) Pascal Aguila.
(c) Senator Zapanta.
(d) Sister Olivia.

6. How old is Father Juilliard?
(a) 63.
(b) 42.
(c) 75.
(d) 36.

7. In what type of vehicle had Pascal Aguila been riding when his death occurred?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Train.
(c) Ambulance.
(d) Motorcycle sidecar.

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

9. How much money does Raphael say he can get from one half-good tire that he finds at the dumpsite?
(a) Half of a dollar.
(b) One dollar.
(c) A quarter of a dollar.
(d) One tenth of a dollar.

10. The view from the top of the trash mountain provides a look at what natural feature?
(a) The lake.
(b) The sea.
(c) The peninsula.
(d) The river.

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

12. What is Pascal Aguila's cause of death?
(a) Shooting.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Stabbing.
(d) Pneumonia.

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

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

15. What do the dumpsite boys have to do to the paper before they can sell it?
(a) Clean it and compress it.
(b) Bleach it and fold it.
(c) Clean it and dry it.
(d) Shred it and reconstitute it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the dumpsite boys spend their days looking for in the trash heaps?

2. What drink does Father Juilliard serve to the boys when they come to use the school's computer?

3. Raphael relates that his life consists of living "day to day" (6) and of hoping for what?

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

5. In what area of the chapel are the children forbidden to speak or to make any noise?

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