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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many pesos does the wallet contain that Raphael finds on Thursday?
(a) 800.
(b) 1,100.
(c) 300.
(d) 500.

4. What drink does Father Juilliard serve to the boys when they come to use the school's computer?
(a) Water.
(b) Iced tea.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Apple juice.

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

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

7. What is the word people in the area use to demonstrate respect for their elders when addressing them?
(a) La.
(b) So.
(c) Po.
(d) Ra.

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

9. What does Raphael say has happened more often to Gardo than to him?
(a) Beatings.
(b) Lucky finds.
(c) Loss of family members.
(d) Contractions of disease.

10. 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 give to their families.
(c) Anything they can use.
(d) Anything they can sell.

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

12. With what crime was Jose Angelico charged before his death?
(a) Loitering.
(b) Robbery.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Larceny.

13. What happened to make Gardo frightened of rats?
(a) His father's hand was bitten and the hand got infected.
(b) His hand was bitten by a rat and the wound got infected.
(c) His aunt's hand was bitten and the hand got infected.
(d) His little sister's hand was bitten and the hand got infected.

14. What causes Gardo to consent to a plan to visit the train station, even though he has been reluctant to do so?
(a) He finds out that the train station is due for renovation soon.
(b) Rat threatens to go with Raphael and to leave Gardo out of the trip.
(c) Raphael threatens to go with Rat and to leave Gardo out of the trip.
(d) He thinks two weeks is sufficient for the danger to have passed.

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) 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tries to keep the dumpsite boys away from the crane-belts while they are running?

3. How many people were killed when Smoky Mountain collapsed?

4. 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?

5. What is Pascal Aguila's cause of death?

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