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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many visits does Rat say the prisoners in Colva Prison get per month?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. 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 want them to be able to tell his whereabouts if they are caught.
(c) He does not want them to think he is a bad person.
(d) He does not have time to tell them before he catches the train.

3. What does Gardo see in Marco's eyes when he first sees him during their meeting?
(a) Treachery.
(b) Greed.
(c) Secrecy.
(d) Glee.

4. 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) Solidarity.
(b) Breathing space.
(c) Freshness.
(d) Excitement.

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

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

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

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

9. 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?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Gardo's cousin.
(c) Father Juilliard.
(d) Gardo's aunt.

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

11. 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 gold coin.
(b) Father Juilliard had given Rat a birthday card.
(c) Father Juilliard had given Rat a kiss.
(d) Father Juilliard had given Rat a hug.

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

13. How much money does Marco tell Gardo he wants in order to produce the Bible Gardo seeks?
(a) 10,000 pesos.
(b) 30,000 pesos.
(c) 100 American dollars.
(d) 20,000 pesos.

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

15. What is the job of Frederico Gonz?
(a) He is a houseboy.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He makes grave memorials.
(d) He fixes security systems.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of vehicle do Rat, Raphael, and Gardo flee after losing the police in the crowd of children?

2. In what office does Olivia's father work?

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

4. 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?

5. What element does Olivia say she will never forget about Behala?

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