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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the letter say would happen to the reader's soul if the reader were to visit Senator Zapanta's house?
(a) It would endure.
(b) It would sing.
(c) It would burn.
(d) It would die.

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

4. What does Rat say that Raphael does every night when the boys are hiding in their little room above the laundry?
(a) Paces back and forth.
(b) Hums a lullaby.
(c) Thrashes around with no sleep.
(d) Cries for his aunt and cousins.

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

6. 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.

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) Two hours.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

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

9. What does Raphael say makes the Navaro Graveyard distinctive among the city's other graveyards?
(a) It is the smallest of the city's cemeteries.
(b) It has the cheapest burial services.
(c) It is so big that rich and poor alike are buried there.
(d) It has the greatest number of trees.

10. Whose son is Dante Jerome?
(a) Senator Zapanta.
(b) Pia Dante.
(c) Jose Angelico.
(d) Gabriel Olondriz.

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) Yell at him.
(c) Show him a knife.
(d) Smack him.

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

13. 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 drinks water.
(d) She stands in front of a fan.

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

15. What does Rat do to Raphael's appearance in order to make him harder for the police to recognize?
(a) He draws on a mustache.
(b) He bleaches his hair.
(c) He dresses him in rags.
(d) He cuts his hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Senator Zapanta's first name?

2. How much money does Jose Angelico pay Frederico Gonz as a deposit on the second job?

3. 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?

4. Why does Rat not tell Raphael or Gardo his reasons for returning to the dumpsite?

5. When Rat and Gardo come to ask Olivia to accompany them to Colva Prison, what other purpose is she at first positive that they have in mind?

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