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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Raphael and Rat take the letter while Olivia and Gardo are at Colva Prison?
(a) By the lake.
(b) By the canal.
(c) By the river.
(d) By the sea.

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

3. What is Senator Zapanta's first name?
(a) Regis.
(b) Gardo.
(c) Juan.
(d) Carlos.

4. When Olivia feels like she is about to faint in Colva Prison, what does she do that makes her feel better?
(a) She takes a few deep breaths.
(b) She lies down.
(c) She stands in front of a fan.
(d) She drinks water.

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

11. How often does Father Juilliard change the combination to his office safe?
(a) Once a year.
(b) Monthly.
(c) Biweekly.
(d) Weekly.

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

13. 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?
(a) Lying.
(b) Murder.
(c) Theft.
(d) Being in poverty.

14. What item does Gardo tell Olivia will surely grant her entry into the prison?
(a) Her passport.
(b) A gold coin.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her rosary beads.

15. How does Gardo conceal his identity while going back to Colva Prison to find Marco?
(a) He cuts his hair off.
(b) He wraps a scarf around his face.
(c) He pretends to be deaf and dumb.
(d) He walks with a limp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method of payment does Olivia use to pay for Gardo's new clothes?

2. What method does Gabriel Olondriz say that the government usually uses in order to steal money?

3. What is the main thing Olivia says she has learned from the Behala dumpsite in her time there?

4. Who do the police mention in their warning to Gardo when they are yelling after the boys during their escape from the room above the laundry?

5. What does Olivia say is the only article of clothing worn by most of the prisoners?

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