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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By how much does The Inquirer say the education budget has decreased in the last two years?
(a) 3%.
(b) 11%.
(c) 18%.
(d) 30%.

2. When Gabriel Olondriz asks Gardo why he has come to visit him in Colva Prison, what does Gardo reply?
(a) Gardo says that Olivia had wanted to come pay her respects to Gabriel Olondriz.
(b) Gardo says that he had nothing better to do that day.
(c) Gardo says that he has actually come to visit his own grandfather.
(d) Gardo says that the letter he found is addressed to Gabriel Olondriz.

3. What is another term for The Day of the Dead in the novel's unnamed country?
(a) All Hallows' Eve.
(b) All Souls' Day.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) All Souls' Night.

4. What two names does Rat call Olivia in lieu of using her first name?
(a) Miss and Sister.
(b) Sister and Mother.
(c) Teacher and Sister.
(d) Missus and Madame.

5. What does Olivia do when she sees Gardo dressed in his new clothes?
(a) Salutes him.
(b) Screams aloud.
(c) Kisses him.
(d) Hugs him.

6. What color does Rat use to describe the influx of police that lead the boys to flee from Behala at the start of Part Four?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

7. How long do the boys spend thinking about how to get the bribe required to pay Marco for his procurement of the Bible?
(a) One week.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One day.

8. What do the boys figure out the slash in the code means?
(a) Move down one paragraph.
(b) Turn forward a page.
(c) Turn back a page.
(d) Turn forward five pages.

9. What reason does Gardo give Gabriel Olondriz for not having brought the letter to Colva Prison?
(a) Fear of ripping it.
(b) Fear of it getting wet in the rain.
(c) Fear of losing it.
(d) Fear of it being taken.

10. Why does Rat not tell Raphael or Gardo his reasons for returning to the dumpsite?
(a) He does not want them to be able to tell his whereabouts if they are caught.
(b) He does not have time to tell them before he catches the train.
(c) He thinks it would bring bad luck.
(d) He does not want them to think he is a bad person.

11. What does Rat have to do to Raphael in order to get him to unfreeze and to escape out of the roof hatch when the police come?
(a) Kick him.
(b) Show him a knife.
(c) Yell at him.
(d) Smack him.

12. What method does Gabriel Olondriz say that the government usually uses in order to steal money?
(a) Bogus contracts.
(b) Deposing government officials.
(c) Starting Swiss bank accounts.
(d) Hiding charity money.

13. What does Olivia say is the most seductive thing in the world?
(a) A lover's embrace.
(b) A child's smile.
(c) A comfortable life.
(d) Charity work.

14. What method of payment does Olivia use to pay for Gardo's new clothes?
(a) A credit card.
(b) Pesos.
(c) American dollars.
(d) A check.

15. For how long does Rat say he had lived in Central Station before coming to Behala?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Gardo tell Olivia will surely grant her entry into the prison?

2. What does Raphael say makes the Navaro Graveyard distinctive among the city's other graveyards?

3. What does Rat use to light his hole dwelling?

4. When Olivia asks Gardo what all of the prisoners have done to get locked up in Colva Prison, what crime does he tell her most of them have committed, besides fighting?

5. How many stories high is Colva Prison?

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