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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of disease had broken out in the area when Pascal Aguila had forced the local hospital to set up a special unit for the poor?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Ebola.
(d) Influenza.

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

3. Raphael describes the mountains of trash as stretching from the sea to the what feature?
(a) Marshlands.
(b) Estuaries.
(c) Plateaus.
(d) Jungles.

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

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

6. 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 need to feel around with their bare feet.
(d) They degrade too quickly as the boys walk amidst the trash.

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

8. 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) Traveling.
(b) Working.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Protesting.

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

10. 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) Break the door wide open.
(c) Bust the door wide open.
(d) Climb through a window.

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

12. How many people were killed when Smoky Mountain collapsed?
(a) Nearly 200.
(b) Nearly 100.
(c) Nearly 300.
(d) Nearly 50.

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

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

15. 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) Raphael has won a contest and has to accept his reward online.
(d) Gardo needs to check his email for a message from his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rat's real name?

2. What number is on the yellow tag attached to the key Raphael finds inside the wallet?

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

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

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

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