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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. At what age does Raphael say he started to sort trash at the dumpsite?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

2. What does Father Juilliard say he has given Rat, though he has never seen Rat wear it?
(a) A cravat.
(b) A school uniform.
(c) A tie.
(d) A hat.

3. What does Raphael say is unique about Rat?
(a) He drives a car.
(b) He has absolutely no family.
(c) He lives underground.
(d) He lives in a real house.

4. What location does Raphael decide the boys must visit in order to deliver the letter they have found in the train station locker?
(a) Sing Sing Prison.
(b) Leavenworth Prison.
(c) Cuervo Prison.
(d) Colva Prison.

5. What type of disease had broken out in the area when Pascal Aguila had forced the local hospital to set up a special unit for the poor?
(a) Ebola.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Dysentery.

Short Answer Questions

1. The view from the top of the trash mountain provides a look at what natural feature?

2. To what police station is Raphael taken upon his arrest?

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

4. Who tries to keep the dumpsite boys away from the crane-belts while they are running?

5. In addition to Gabriel Olondriz, who is the focus of the boys' web search at the Pascal Aguila Mission School?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are three cases that Pascal Aguila took on and won during his career?

3. What is the main point of Grace's piece of narration from the story?

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

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

6. At what point does Raphael realize that the contents of the bag must be hugely important to the police?

7. 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.

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

9. Why do Raphael and Gardo continue working nonchalantly after they find the leather bag full of money?

10. When Raphael is finally released from the police station, why does he laugh as he walks home?

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