View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many crates are initally donated in order to create the Mission School?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

2. What term does Raphael apply to Gordo while introducing him to the reader?
(a) His friend.
(b) His pal.
(c) His amigo.
(d) His partner.

3. Whose daughter is Pia Dante?
(a) Sister Olivia.
(b) Senator Zapanta.
(c) Jose Angelico.
(d) Grace.

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

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

6. How many basketball courts does Raphael estimate the dumpsite to be in area?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 100.
(c) 500.
(d) 250.

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

8. How many days of school do children at the Mission School have to attend in order to earn their two kilograms of rice?
(a) 3.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

9. What do the dumpsite boys have to do to the paper before they can sell it?
(a) Clean it and dry it.
(b) Bleach it and fold it.
(c) Clean it and compress it.
(d) Shred it and reconstitute it.

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

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

12. What does Father Juilliard say are "what we live by, even though we all know they're sometimes foolish" (52)?
(a) Rules.
(b) Coincidences.
(c) Accidents.
(d) Pieces of advice.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years has Gabriel Olondriz been in prison?

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

3. Of what objects does Father Juilliard say that Rat's fingers remind him?

4. What does Raphael's aunt tell him to do with the wallet he has found?

5. How old is Father Juilliard?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 433 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample