Part 1: Chapters 1-2
What is their town called?
Behala
What did the policeman offer as reward for handing in the wallet?
Money
What does Rat do while the other children search for the bag?
Sits there smoking as he is so dirty he blends in with the trash
He runs the Mission School in Behala
Who was the letter addressed to?
Gabriel Olondriz
What mountain range does Raphael compare the garbage piles to?
The Himalayas
What is Rat's real name?
Jun-Jun
What colour was the handbag that someone found in the rubbish?
Brown
Where is Raphael taken to?
The police station
How is Jose Angelico described in Chapter 4?
A kind and trustworthy man
How many Pesos did Raphael find in the wallet?
1100 Pesos
Raphael lied to the police when they questioned him about finding the wallet. What did he say he found instead?
A shoe
How do the boys get to the central train station?
By jumping on a passing train that is going to the station
What did the police to do Raphael?
Beat him and threatened to kill him if he didn't confess to finding the bag
How much money was Jose accused of stealing?
$6 million
What is the name of the person whose wallet Raphael finds?
Jose Angelico
A locker in Central Station
What was inside the locker?
A letter addressed to Gabriel Olondriz and a slip of paper
What happens to Raphael at the end of Chapter 2?
He is let go by the police and runs away
Who narrates Chapter 4? And who is she?
Grace. Maid to the Vice President (Senator Zapanta)