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Trash novel comprehension

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Testing knowledge of the novel Trash.
Kendal Achurch-Ihle
Quiz by Kendal Achurch-Ihle, updated more than 1 year ago
Kendal Achurch-Ihle
Created by Kendal Achurch-Ihle about 6 years ago
1983
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Question 1

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Name the dumpsite town which is home to Raphael, Gardo and Rat.
Answer
  • Belaha
  • Behala
  • Baal

Question 2

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What tool does Raphael use in his work?
Answer
  • shovel
  • metal detector
  • hook

Question 3

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What is the currency of the country in which the novel is set?
Answer
  • pesos
  • dollars
  • bolivars

Question 4

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How much money was in the wallet that Raphael found?
Answer
  • 1100
  • 10, 000
  • 1000

Question 5

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Which of these things does Raphael NOT find in the leather bag?
Answer
  • map
  • key
  • watch

Question 6

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Name the owner of the wallet (and leather bag)
Answer
  • Jose Angelico
  • Gabriel Olondriz
  • Pascal Aguila

Question 7

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What reward is offered by the police to the finder of the bag?
Answer
  • 1100 pesos
  • 2000 pesos
  • 10,000

Question 8

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How does Raphael come to the attention of the police?
Answer
  • His Auntie says that he found something
  • He raises his hand
  • He looks away guiltily when they look at him

Question 9

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What is Rat's real name?
Answer
  • Jin-Jin
  • Jim-Jim
  • Jun-Jun

Question 10

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Rat recognises the key. Where is it from?
Answer
  • the mission school
  • it is the key to the crane at the dumpsite
  • left luggage at Central Station

Question 11

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What do the boys find in the locker at Central Station?
Answer
  • a journal
  • a package with a letter
  • a bible

Question 12

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The station clue leads the boys to Gabriel Olondriz. Where can Mr Olondriz be found?
Answer
  • MKinley
  • Green Hills
  • Colva Jail

Question 13

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The mission school is named in honour of whom?
Answer
  • St. Anthony
  • The Sacred Heart
  • Pascal Aquilia

Question 14

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From what material is the Mission School constructed?
Answer
  • wood
  • metal shipping containers
  • blocks of concrete

Question 15

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Where did Jose Angelico die?
Answer
  • At the dumpsite
  • In a car crash
  • In a police station

Question 16

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What was the connection between Jose Angelico and Gabriel Olondriz?
Answer
  • Jose was Gabriel's nephew
  • They were work colleagues
  • Jose was the adopted son of Gabriel's son

Question 17

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What nationality is Olivia?
Answer
  • British
  • Australian
  • American

Question 18

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When the boys ask Sister Olivia for her help, they ask her to...
Answer
  • write a letter to the newspaper
  • help them to use the computer
  • assist them visiting Gardo's grandfather in prison

Question 19

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Who stole 30 million dollars in United Nations aid money?
Answer
  • Senator Zapanta
  • Dante Jerome
  • Jose Angelico

Question 20

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Which is the key phrase from Jose Angelico's letter.
Answer
  • The deed is done
  • It is accomplished
  • The harvest is rich

Question 21

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While Gardo is at the prison, what activity do Raphael and Rat observe at Senator Zapanta's house?
Answer
  • The gardener digs a huge hole in the vegetable patch
  • Police are searching his house for clues
  • Security guards catch them

Question 22

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How did Jose Angelico get 6 million dollars out of his employer's house?
Answer
  • in small packets over a long period of time
  • in the laundry truck
  • in a fridge

Question 23

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The book code is based on what book?
Answer
  • The bible
  • The three musketeers
  • The hobbit

Question 24

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Why do the boys need to raise a large amount of cash (20,000) pesos?
Answer
  • to bribe the police to leave them alone
  • to pay for fake passports to take them away to safety
  • to pay a guard for the bible

Question 25

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How does Marco betray the boys?
Answer
  • he tells the police and they set a trap
  • he gives them the wrong bible
  • he take the money, but refuses to hand over the bible

Question 26

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What was the "prisoner number" which didn't match Mr Oldonriz's prisoner number?
Answer
  • a phone number
  • the first part of the book code
  • a map reference

Question 27

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Why are there so many people at the graveyard when the boys arrive there?
Answer
  • It is all souls day
  • It is a Sunday
  • There is a funeral in progress

Question 28

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What does Jun-Jun steal from the Mission School when he returns the stolen money?
Answer
  • A saint Christopher medal
  • School uniforms and backpacks
  • Books and pencils

Question 29

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What weather phenomena helps the boys distribute the money to the dumpsite poor?
Answer
  • an anticyclone
  • a blizzard
  • a typhoon

Question 30

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What new career is taken up by Jun-Jun, Raphael and Gardo?
Answer
  • farming
  • fishing
  • building/ construction
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