Trash Flashcards
What was in the bag that Raphael found?
A wallet, eleven hundred pesos, an ID, a map and a key
Who discovers the bag?
Raphael
Why do Gardo and Raphael enlist Rat’s help?
Because Rat lives in a dangerous place to stay and he’s able to hide amongst the trash like camoflage
What do they find in the train station locker?
A letter addressed to a convict in Colva prison: Gabriel Olondriz and a piece of paper with some code on it
Why do the boys go to Father Juilliard?
Because they wanted to find out about Jose Angelico and Father Juilliard and his mission school had computers that would have allowed them to find out more about Jose Angelico.
What do they discover on the internet whilst they are in the mission school?
They find out that Jose Angelico was responsible for stealing 6 million dollars from the vice president: Senator Zapanta.
What happens to Raphael whilst he is in the police station?
He is beaten by the police and is threatend to be killed if he doesn’t reveal where he hid the bag, Raphael insists on never finding the bag and his lies pay off when the police decide to release him.
How dies Sister Olivia help Gardo?
Sister Olivia helps Gardo by giving nice new clothes and allowing him to be escorted by her to Colva Prison so he can see Gabriel Olondriz who needs to see in order to solve the mystery that Jose Angelico left when he died.
What is Colva Prison like?
Colva Prison is degenerate with people of all ages in cages stacked on top of each other and it’s incredibly hot with it being described as a warehouse but with people.
Who do they go to see in Colva prison?
Gabriel Olondriz
What does; ”It is accomplished“ mean?
It is meant to say that Jose Angelico has accomplished taking back the money stolen by Zapanta and he’s gotten his revenge regarding when Zapanta framed his adoptive father (Gabriel Olondriz) of false crimes.
What do the boys need to translate the code?
They needed the bible that Gabriel Olondriz had, knowledge on how to use a map reference and the letter addressed to Mr Olondriz which had it’s own code with the prisoner number being a code for the map ref.
Who goes to visit Senator Zapanta’s house?
Rat (Jun-jun) and Raphael
What do they learn when they are at Zapanta’s house?
They learn that Jose put the stolen money into a fridge and brought it to a graveyard, and that no one really likes Zapanta
Why does Rat steal money from the mission school?
To give to the greedy prison guard (Marco) who is in possesion of the Bible they need as he has demanded money in return for the Bible.
After translating Jose Angelico’s notes, where do they need to go?
Naravo Cemetery
Who do they find waiting for her father at the cemetery?
Pia Dante
Where do the boys find the £6 million?
A fake grave-box for Pia Dante
What do they do with the money?
They dump it all over the Behala dumpsite for the trash pickers to pick to their hearts content.
Where do Pia and the boys go to at the end of the novel?
To where Jun-Jun was born: Sampalo
