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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. Who tells Olivia that his grandfather is in Colva Prison in order to get her to accompany him on the next step toward unraveling the mystery of the leather bag?
(a) Gardo.
(b) Jun-Jun.
(c) Rat.
(d) Raphael.

2. What does Olivia say is the only article of clothing worn by most of the prisoners?
(a) Pants.
(b) Shorts.
(c) Nightgowns.
(d) Underwear.

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) Two weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) One day.
(d) Two hours.

4. For how long does Senator Zapanta inhabit the role of vice-president?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

5. What does Rat fear may happen to him if he is caught, since he has no biological family?
(a) He fears he will be murdered.
(b) He fears he will be sold.
(c) He fears he will be thrown into prison.
(d) He fears he will be deported.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stories high is Colva Prison?

2. What natural phenomenon has been rumored to arrive in the area as Gardo and Olivia are traveling to Colva Prison

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

4. How wide is Behala?

5. Instead of the cells she expects at Colva Prison, what does Olivia say is in the prison instead?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Mohun in his diary printed in The Daily Star newspaper, what might Senator Zapanta do to him in retaliation for his accusations?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

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

8. Why are there dozens of families living in shacks nearby Colva Prison?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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