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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How wide is Behala?
(a) Two miles.
(b) A mile.
(c) A half of a mile.
(d) Three miles.

2. Where does Gardo meet Marco in order to pay him and procure the Bible?
(a) The laundry.
(b) The town square.
(c) The tea-house.
(d) The school.

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

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

5. Instead of the cells she expects at Colva Prison, what does Olivia say is in the prison instead?
(a) Hallways.
(b) Rooms.
(c) Cages.
(d) Patios.

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

7. Who tells Olivia that his grandfather is in Colva Prison in order to get her to accompany him on the next step toward unraveling the mystery of the leather bag?
(a) Rat.
(b) Jun-Jun.
(c) Gardo.
(d) Raphael.

8. 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 chops a hole in the siding.
(d) He keeps a stick of dynamite by the bed.

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. With whom does Olivia get in touch right away once the three policemen come to her door to ask her questions about her visit to Colva Prison?
(a) The American Embassy.
(b) The British Embassy.
(c) Senator Zapanta.
(d) Father Juilliard.

14. For what purpose does Senator Zapanta order police to clear squatter camps?
(a) To make way for a rock quarry he wants to build.
(b) To make way for an amusement park he wants to build.
(c) To make way for a restaurant he wants to build.
(d) To make way for a mall he wants to build.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jose Angelico die?

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

3. By how much does The Inquirer say the education budget has decreased in the last two years?

4. What natural phenomenon has been rumored to arrive in the area as Gardo and Olivia are traveling to Colva Prison

5. What does Gardo see in Marco's eyes when he first sees him during their meeting?

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