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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. For what purpose does Olivia originally come to Behala?
2. In what office does Olivia's father work?
3. How long do the boys spend thinking about how to get the bribe required to pay Marco for his procurement of the Bible?
4. How much money does Marco tell Gardo he wants in order to produce the Bible Gardo seeks?
5. What reason does Gardo give Gabriel Olondriz for not having brought the letter to Colva Prison?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. When Olivia and Gardo meet Gabriel Olondriz inside Colva Prison, Olivia states that the old man is dying. What facts does she cite as leading her to this conclusion?
5. What are the main duties required within Olivia's position as house mother for the mission school?
6. What are the three skills that Rat says he is the best at in life?
7. What features of the prison result in Olivia's pronouncement of the place as a "hell" (100)?
8. Why does Gardo interrupt Olivia's narration of the jail visit with his own narration in Part 3, Chapter 6?
9. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the author's message regarding perseverance in the novel Trash. State a clear and specific claim regarding this topic and support your claim using concrete details from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
In so-called Developed countries, there is often a counter-cultural drive to move away from materialism and to focus on what 'really' matters. However, Raphael's loving descriptions of his few possessions and Rat's dreams of making his living by buying a fishing boat instead highlight the importance of owning certain objects and the ways in which we require at least a few material possessions in order to help define our identities. Discuss the conflict between these two points of view concerning materialism, drawing on examples from the novel to prove your claim.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Raphael, one protagonist of Trash, to Gardo, another protagonist of the narrative. What is the author's purpose in providing these two protagonists and in using their respective narration sections in order to get across his desired messages? Provide concrete details from both novels in order to support your claims
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