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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: "Gifts and Faith" - Chapter 5: "On the Border".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Belky live when her mother leaves?
(a) She lives with a friend.
(b) She lives with her grandmother.
(c) She lives with her family.
(d) She lives with an aunt.

2. What does Enrique say he plans to do once he is released from the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) He plans to go home.
(b) He plans to try to call his mother.
(c) He plans to stay in Las Anonas.
(d) He plans to get on another train.

3. What is they nickname Nazario uses for the train in Chapter 3?
(a) Dream Chaser.
(b) Freedom Express.
(c) The Iron Worm.
(d) Freedom Alley.

4. What does the priest do with the $37,500 he saved for retirement?
(a) He puts it in an IRA.
(b) He cashes it in and moves away.
(c) He invests it to grow the money.
(d) He quietly donates the entire amount to buy the land to build the shelter.

5. Why are boxcars dangerous to ride atop?
(a) They are too tall.
(b) They are where most people ride.
(c) There is nothing to hold on to on top.
(d) The ladder does not go all the way to the top.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Nazario, how many immigrants enter the United States illegally each year?

2. In Chapter 4, why do migrants hope to cross this area during the day along this part of the journey?

3. What does Enrique decide he is going to do after he robs his family?

4. How does Belky react to her mother's disappearance?

5. Which of the answers below IS NOT one of the rules Enrique has learned about Chiapas?

(see the answer key)

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