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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: "Facing the Beast".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Enrique do after making it off the train?
(a) He stays with a family to recuperate.
(b) He flags down the next train.
(c) He asks for help from la migra.
(d) He sleeps under a mango tree for 12 hours.

2. In what border town do migrants usually try to cross the river?
(a) They try to cross In Chiapas.
(b) They try to cross in Técun Umán.
(c) They try to cross in Oaxaca.
(d) They try to cross in Vera Cruz.

3. How does Enrique escape la migra?
(a) He beats up the officers and runs.
(b) He bribes them.
(c) He walks out the front door.
(d) He climbs on top of a bicycle and jumps the wall.

4. Why does Diaz decide to help Enrique?
(a) He does it because he has a son Enrique's age.
(b) He does it as a favor for Mayor Carrasco.
(c) He feels like it's his calling to help migrants.
(d) Diaz knows that burying Enrique would cost more than taking him to the local doctor.

5. What do the bandits do once the day's robberies are over?
(a) They go home to their families.
(b) They go to work at their night shift jobs.
(c) They go to the police station to share their loot.
(d) They go to Huixtla to drink and visit prostitutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to officials who try to stop the abuse of immigrants?

2. To whom does the field worker that discovers him direct Enrique?

3. What happens to Lourdes when she arrives in Los Angeles?

4. How old is the gangster who sleeps next to Enrique in Chapter 3?

5. What does Enrique do to escape his attackers?

(see the answer key)

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