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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. By how much does The Inquirer say the education budget has decreased in the last two years?
(a) 30%.
(b) 3%.
(c) 18%.
(d) 11%.

2. What does Raphael say he has done with the last of his money, causing him to be too broke to pay for bus fare to Senator Zapanta's house?
(a) He has given it to his aunt.
(b) He has given it to his mother.
(c) He has given it to his sister.
(d) He has given it to his cousin.

3. How long do the boys spend thinking about how to get the bribe required to pay Marco for his procurement of the Bible?
(a) One day.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two hours.
(d) One week.

4. What is unusual about the second time Jose Angelico uses Frederico Gonz's services?
(a) He needs the product delivered.
(b) He needs the job done in a rush.
(c) He orders complete secrecy about the job.
(d) He wants the bill for the job to contain no personal information.

5. When Olivia feels like she is about to faint in Colva Prison, what does she do that makes her feel better?
(a) She drinks water.
(b) She stands in front of a fan.
(c) She takes a few deep breaths.
(d) She lies down.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Senator Zapanta's first name?

4. For how long does Rat say he had lived in Central Station before coming to Behala?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the main duties required within Olivia's position as house mother for the mission school?

2. How does Rat describe his relationship with Father Juilliard and how does this relationship affect Rat's decision to steal money from the school's safe?

3. In what ways does Raphael seem to have lingering negative effects from his experiences within the police station?

4. Why does Gardo interrupt Olivia's narration of the jail visit with his own narration in Part 3, Chapter 6?

5. What is seed-corn money and why does Senator Zapanta's theft of that money ultimately cost the poor twice as much as that seed-corn sum?

6. What method do Raphael, Gardo, and Rat use in order to evade the police after they leap from rooftop to rooftop in an attempt to escape?

7. When Gardo meets with the prison guard named Marco in order to pay a bribe for Gabriel Olondriz's Bible, how does Marco betray Gardo and how does Gardo then escape?

8. When Raphael and Gardo use Gabriel Olondriz's Bible in order to decipher the code included within the letter the boys had found within the train station locker, why is Rat unable to help them decipher the message and how does this inability add to the difference between him and the other two boys?

9. What are all of the ways in which Senator Zapanta's property compound is protected?

10. What are the three skills that Rat says he is the best at in life?

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