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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Raphael decides not to tell the police about the leather bag quite yet, who tells the police about his find instead?
(a) Gardo's sister.
(b) Raphael's aunt.
(c) Raphael's uncle.
(d) Gardo's cousin.

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

3. 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) Throw it back into the trash piles.
(d) Give it to the police the following morning.

4. What position had Pascal Aguila held before his untimely death?
(a) Pharmacist.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Contractor.

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

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

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. 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.

12. To what police station is Raphael taken upon his arrest?
(a) Palos Verdes Police Station.
(b) Ermita Police Station.
(c) Carlitos Police Station.
(d) Puebla Police Station.

13. What does Raphael say that he must do since nobody is going to "open the door" (11) for him?
(a) Throw the door wide open.
(b) Climb through a window.
(c) Bust the door wide open.
(d) Break the door wide open.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Raphael say is the meaning of the word "stuppa" (3)?

2. What causes Gardo to consent to a plan to visit the train station, even though he has been reluctant to do so?

3. How old is Olivia?

4. At what age do most of the children stop coming to the Mission School altogether?

5. How many days of school do children at the Mission School have to attend in order to earn their two kilograms of rice?

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