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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to Gabriel Olondriz, who is the focus of the boys' web search at the Pascal Aguila Mission School?
(a) Jose Angelico.
(b) Cedric Bixler-Zavala.
(c) Gabriel Arturro.
(d) Senator Zapanta.

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

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

4. What does Raphael say is unique about Rat?
(a) He drives a car.
(b) He lives in a real house.
(c) He has absolutely no family.
(d) He lives underground.

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

6. For how long has Father Juilliard been running the Pascal Aguila Mission School?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 14 years.

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

8. 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) Gardo and Raphael need to do research for a quiz at their school.
(d) Raphael has won a contest and has to accept his reward online.

9. What is Rat's real name?
(a) Jun-Jun.
(b) Mei-Mei.
(c) Aezhelle.
(d) Toc.

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

11. What does Raphael say is the meaning of the word "stuppa" (3)?
(a) Stuff.
(b) Animal muck.
(c) Radioactive Waste.
(d) Human muck.

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

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

14. What does Raphael say is the reason that he and the other dumpsite boys do not wear shoes?
(a) They are growing too fast to keep shoes long anyway.
(b) They are too expensive.
(c) They degrade too quickly as the boys walk amidst the trash.
(d) They need to feel around with their bare feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much are Rat, Gardo, and Raphael paid for their help in looking for the bag at the dumpsite?

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

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

4. What is the name of the dumpsite in which Raphael and the other dumpsite boys scavenge?

5. In what location had Jose Angelico died?

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