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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much older than Raphael is Gardo?
(a) 7 hours.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 1 week.

3. 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) One tenth of a dollar.
(d) A quarter of a dollar.

4. At what age does Raphael say he started to sort trash at the dumpsite?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

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

6. How many van-loads of police arrive at Raphael's house when they come to arrest him?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

7. Why does the street sweeper look at Raphael strangely when Raphael asks the street sweeper for a cigarette?
(a) Raphael is too young to smoke.
(b) Raphael's face is covered in blood.
(c) Cigarettes are rare due to rationing.
(d) The street sweeper is deaf.

8. At what age do most of the children stop coming to the Mission School altogether?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

9. When the boys retrieve the envelope from the locker at the train station, what is on the slip of paper attached to the letter inside the envelope?
(a) An algebraic equation.
(b) A string of numbers.
(c) Bank account numbers.
(d) First aid instructions.

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

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

12. What does Father Juilliard say he has given Rat, though he has never seen Rat wear it?
(a) A tie.
(b) A cravat.
(c) A school uniform.
(d) A hat.

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

14. What location does Raphael decide the boys must visit in order to deliver the letter they have found in the train station locker?
(a) Leavenworth Prison.
(b) Cuervo Prison.
(c) Colva Prison.
(d) Sing Sing Prison.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is there no stupp in the trash from the McKinley neighborhood?

2. In addition to Gabriel Olondriz, who is the focus of the boys' web search at the Pascal Aguila Mission School?

3. What name does the interrogator call Raphael when he asks him who taught him to read?

4. What color of plastic fetches the best prices, according to Raphael?

5. What does Father Juilliard say he has to use in order to bribe the children to attend school?

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