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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue - Chapter 1: "The Boy Left Behind".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money per month does Lourdes pay to live in a converted carport?
(a) $400.
(b) $300.
(c) $200.
(d) $100.

2. Who is Santos?
(a) Santos is a neighbor.
(b) Santos is a colleague.
(c) Santos is Lourdes' boss.
(d) Santos is Lourdes' boyfriend from Honduras.

3. What happens to Santos?
(a) Santos moves across the United States.
(b) Santos marries Lourdes.
(c) Santos stays home to help care for the baby.
(d) Santos is deported to Honduras and is never heard from again.

4. According to Nazario, how many immigrants enter the United States illegally each year?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 1,000,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 700,000.

5. What fueled the wave of female immigrants' entry into the United States?
(a) Female immigrants could easily come to the United States.
(b) Female immigrants needed to get away from their children.
(c) The United States' need for cheap service and domestic workers.
(d) The United States government welcomed female immigrants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many estimated children enter the United States illegally without either parent?

2. How do children traveling to the United States plan to find their mothers?

3. What happens to most children who set out on the journey to find their mothers?

4. With whom does Belky live when her mother leaves?

5. Of the children who enter the U.S. illegally, what percentage are looking for their mothers?

(see the answer key)

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