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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Gabriel Olondriz tells Olivia he is sorry that he has told the story of the government's corruption so often that it has lost something, what does he tell her it has lost?
(a) Breathing space.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Freshness.
(d) Solidarity.

2. What does Rat finally reveal to the reader about the source of the money he has saved up for a fishing boat?
(a) He has been working at the local market.
(b) He has been begging on the streets at night.
(c) He has been stealing from the school safe once or twice a month.
(d) He has been stealing from Olivia's purse.

3. In what type of vehicle do Gardo and Olivia travel to Colva Prison?
(a) Tuk-tuk.
(b) Bus.
(c) Trolley.
(d) Taxi.

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

5. What is the name of Senator Zapanta's defunct subsidiary company that is prosecuted for corruption?
(a) Clothe the Children!.
(b) Feed the Children!.
(c) Clothe Us!.
(d) Feed Us!.

6. When Olivia meets Gabriel Olondriz in Colva Prison, she says that he is not just weak, but he is what?
(a) Wasting away.
(b) Barely alive.
(c) Dying.
(d) Starving.

7. What element does Olivia say she will never forget about Behala?
(a) The smog.
(b) The haze.
(c) The stink.
(d) The food.

8. What does Rat say is something Father Juilliard did once that no one had done for Rat before and that no one had done since?
(a) Father Juilliard had given Rat a hug.
(b) Father Juilliard had given Rat a birthday card.
(c) Father Juilliard had given Rat a kiss.
(d) Father Juilliard had given Rat a gold coin.

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

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

11. How does Rat create an emergency exit inside the boys' tiny room above the laundry?
(a) He loosens part of the roof.
(b) He keeps a knotted rope hanging outside the window.
(c) He keeps a stick of dynamite by the bed.
(d) He chops a hole in the siding.

12. What natural phenomenon has been rumored to arrive in the area as Gardo and Olivia are traveling to Colva Prison
(a) A typhoon.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A cyclone.
(d) A tsunami.

13. What does Olivia say is the only article of clothing worn by most of the prisoners?
(a) Nightgowns.
(b) Shorts.
(c) Pants.
(d) Underwear.

14. What is the position of Senator Zapanta?
(a) Attorney General.
(b) President.
(c) City Councilman.
(d) Vice President.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what neighborhood does Senator Zapanta live?

2. What is unusual about the second time Jose Angelico uses Frederico Gonz's services?

3. Where does Gardo meet Marco in order to pay him and procure the Bible?

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

5. For how long does Rat say he had lived in Central Station before coming to Behala?

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