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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 do the dumpsite boys have to do to the paper before they can sell it?
(a) Clean it and dry it.
(b) Bleach it and fold it.
(c) Clean it and compress it.
(d) Shred it and reconstitute it.

2. Raphael describes the mountains of trash as stretching from the sea to the what feature?
(a) Plateaus.
(b) Estuaries.
(c) Jungles.
(d) Marshlands.

3. For how long has Father Juilliard been running the Pascal Aguila Mission School?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 7 years.

4. How many pesos does the wallet contain that Raphael finds on Thursday?
(a) 500.
(b) 1,100.
(c) 300.
(d) 800.

5. Of what objects does Father Juilliard say that Rat's fingers remind him?
(a) Sausages.
(b) Pipe cleaners.
(c) Toothpicks.
(d) Skeletons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Father Juilliard?

3. What location does Raphael decide the boys must visit in order to deliver the letter they have found in the train station locker?

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

5. What does Raphael say has happened more often to Gardo than to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is a "special" (18) and how does the idea of a "special" widen the scope of the reader's understanding of Trash's setting?

5. Which of the three boys is chosen to open the train station locker with the key from inside the found leather bag and why?

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

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

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

9. Describe Raphael's house in Behala.

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

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