Question 1

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What is the difference between how the poor are put to rest in the graveyard versus how the rich are put to rest within the graveyard?

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Question 2

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The concrete boxes are rented in five-year increments within the graveyard. What happens if the rent is not paid?

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Question 3

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Why are the boys so puzzled when they find Jose Angelico's family plot in the graveyard?

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Question 4

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When the boys discover that the missing money is buried inside the false grave of Pia Dante, what does Raphael say the finding of the money means to him?

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When the boys return to the dumpsite before fleeing for good, what is Rat's first priority?

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Question 6

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What do the boys do with the money they find within the false gravesite?

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Question 7

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What sight does Rat say he is tempted to stay and watch before the boys flee to their new destination?

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Question 8

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Where do the boys go when they flee Behala forever?

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Question 9

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What is revealed in the novel's Appendix about the specific way in which Jose Angelico smuggled the money out of Senator Zapanta's house?

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Question 10

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What is said about the main downfall of Senator Zapanta in trying to keep his stolen money protected from others?

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Question 11

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Question 12

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Besides the cash, what item inside the leather bag convinces Rat that Jose Angelico, the purported owner of the bag, is a wealthy man?

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Question 13

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Why do the boys jump off of the train before it pulls into the station?

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Question 14

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What had Father Juilliard's original intentions been with regard to the Pascal Aguila Mission School and how had those intentions changed later?

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What does Father Juilliard say about his imminent departure from his position running the Pascal Aguila Mission School?

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Question 16

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Who was Pascal Aguila?

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Question 17

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What are three cases that Pascal Aguila took on and won during his career?

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Question 18

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Describe the scene in which Raphael is taken from his home and is forced into the police car.

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Question 19

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List three physical changes that occur within Raphael's body as a result of his terror at being hauled away from his house by the police.

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Question 20

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Though the police beat Raphael severely, leaving him bruised and battered, what actions do they threaten him with that never actually come to pass?

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Question 21

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When Raphael is finally released from the police station, why does he laugh as he walks home?

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Question 22

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What does Raphael say is the reason for Jose Angelico's arrest?

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Question 23

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What is the main point of Grace's piece of narration from the story?

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Question 24

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What reason does Grace give for Pia Dante not having lived with her father, Jose Angelico, while he was still alive?

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Question 25

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

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