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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Raphael say that he must do since nobody is going to "open the door" (11) for him?
(a) Break the door wide open.
(b) Throw the door wide open.
(c) Bust the door wide open.
(d) Climb through a window.

2. What feature of the boys' does Father Juilliard say fills the room when they come to the Mission School to use the computer?
(a) Their egos.
(b) Their poise.
(c) Their smell.
(d) Their confidence.

3. What is the word people in the area use to demonstrate respect for their elders when addressing them?
(a) So.
(b) Ra.
(c) Po.
(d) La.

4. With what crime was Jose Angelico charged before his death?
(a) Larceny.
(b) Robbery.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Loitering.

5. From what material is the Mission School made?
(a) Canvas.
(b) Wood.
(c) Iron.
(d) Mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father Juilliard say are "what we live by, even though we all know they're sometimes foolish" (52)?

2. How much money does Raphael say he can get from one half-good tire that he finds at the dumpsite?

3. What does Raphael say is the reason that he and the other dumpsite boys do not wear shoes?

4. What is Rat's real name?

5. What number is on the yellow tag attached to the key Raphael finds inside the wallet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the boys jump off of the train before it pulls into the station?

2. List three physical changes that occur within Raphael's body as a result of his terror at being hauled away from his house by the police.

3. What reasons does Gardo give for wanting to be patient and putting off their visit to the train station to check out what is inside the locker?

4. Though the police beat Raphael severely, leaving him bruised and battered, what actions do they threaten him with that never actually come to pass?

5. What reason does Grace give for Pia Dante not having lived with her father, Jose Angelico, while he was still alive?

6. What had Father Juilliard's original intentions been with regard to the Pascal Aguila Mission School and how had those intentions changed later?

7. How does Raphael know that the police do not know that there was a key among the items inside the leather bag for which they are searching?

8. Besides the cash, what item inside the leather bag convinces Rat that Jose Angelico, the purported owner of the bag, is a wealthy man?

9. What does Father Juilliard say about his imminent departure from his position running the Pascal Aguila Mission School?

10. When Raphael says that he and Gardo might as well be brothers, what evidence does he give to support this conclusion?

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