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

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

3. Who do the police mention in their warning to Gardo when they are yelling after the boys during their escape from the room above the laundry?
(a) Gardo's cousin.
(b) Father Juilliard.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Gardo's aunt.

4. What does Gardo see in Marco's eyes when he first sees him during their meeting?
(a) Greed.
(b) Glee.
(c) Treachery.
(d) Secrecy.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two names does Rat call Olivia in lieu of using her first name?

2. What method of payment does Olivia use to pay for Gardo's new clothes?

3. What reason does Gardo give Gabriel Olondriz for not having brought the letter to Colva Prison?

4. With what implement does Gardo cut Marco so that he can escape from the trap set by Marco?

5. In what type of vehicle do Gardo and Olivia travel to Colva Prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Of what crimes was Gabriel Olondriz falsely accused after his attempt to expose Senator Zapanta's corruption?

2. The first two paragraphs of the Star Extra newspaper report included within the novel suggest that the police will soon find the money stolen from Senator Zapanta's house. Why are the police confident in their ability to find the money?

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

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

5. 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?

6. When Olivia is confronted by the police due to her showing her passport at Colva Prison and arousing suspicion about her motives, what happens to her?

7. When the police return to the dumpsite in search of the boys, what plan does Rat suggest?

8. After the boys escape from the police's raid of the tenement building, where do they go and why is the place they go so crowded on this particular day?

9. When the boys are fleeing their small room by jumping from rooftop to rooftop, Rat says, "Under us and all around us, though, the world was full of noise" (178). To what noises is he referring?

10. In what way does Gabriel Olondriz say that he had been betrayed by his legal defense team?

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