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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. In what neighborhood does Senator Zapanta live?
(a) Behala.
(b) Green Hills.
(c) McKinley.
(d) Aquierro.

2. For what crime does Gardo tell Olivia his grandfather has been committed to Colva Prison?
(a) Larceny.
(b) Assault.
(c) Bribery.
(d) Embezzlement.

3. How many visits does Rat say the prisoners in Colva Prison get per month?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

4. What do the boys figure out the slash in the code means?
(a) Turn back a page.
(b) Turn forward five pages.
(c) Move down one paragraph.
(d) Turn forward a page.

5. What occasion first prompts Jose Angelico to use Frederico Gonz's services?
(a) The death of his daughter.
(b) The destruction of his security fence.
(c) The arrest of his son.
(d) The death of his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. How wide is Behala?

2. How much money does Jose Angelico pay Frederico Gonz as a deposit on the second job?

3. How often does Father Juilliard change the combination to his office safe?

4. 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?

5. What news does Gardo deliver to Gabriel Olondriz that causes the old man to cry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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