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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Gabriel Olondriz asks Gardo why he has come to visit him in Colva Prison, what does Gardo reply?
2. How much money does Marco tell Gardo he wants in order to produce the Bible Gardo seeks?
3. What natural phenomenon has been rumored to arrive in the area as Gardo and Olivia are traveling to Colva Prison
4. What occasion first prompts Jose Angelico to use Frederico Gonz's services?
5. What do the boys drink as they try to decode Jose Angelico's message?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why are there dozens of families living in shacks nearby Colva Prison?
3. What features of the prison result in Olivia's pronouncement of the place as a "hell" (100)?
4. In what ways does Raphael seem to have lingering negative effects from his experiences within the police station?
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 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?
7. What are the three skills that Rat says he is the best at in life?
8. In what way does Gabriel Olondriz say that he had been betrayed by his legal defense team?
9. What are all of the ways in which Senator Zapanta's property compound is protected?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arc of Raphael's character throughout the novel. Discuss whether he is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character. Use concrete details to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the boys' decision to put part of the six million dollars into backpacks in order to throw them randomly into the dump for others to find. Why do they make that decision and how do you know? Is their action just? Does it rectify the wrongs visited upon the people by Senator Zapanta? Back up your points with quotes from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how the use of multiple points of view to tell the story of Trash helps the author get across his intended themes and messages. Include concrete details and examples from the text in order to support your points.
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