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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 other nickname does Nazario share for the train?
(a) The Train of Despair.
(b) The Train of Death.
(c) The Train of Distance.
(d) The Train That Devours.

2. How long does Lourdes plan to stay in the United States?
(a) She plans to stay forever.
(b) She plans to stay for five years.
(c) She plans to stay for one year.
(d) She plans to stay for six months.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what happens to Enrique?
(a) He wanders into Las Anonas bleeding and hurt.
(b) He arrives in America.
(c) He gets a job in Oaxaca, Mexico.
(d) He goes back home.

4. To whom does the field worker that discovers him direct Enrique?
(a) He directs him to his home where he helps him.
(b) He directs him to Carlos Carrasco.
(c) He directs him to a migrant camp.
(d) He directs him to la migra.

5. La Arrocera is known as what among the migrants?
(a) It is known as a safe place.
(b) It is known as a place where migrants will be helped.
(c) It is known as the most dreaded immigration checkpoint in Mexico.
(d) It is known as the best stop along the journey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Enrique wearing when he first appears in Chapter 2?

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

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

4. What do the police do after they raid the cemetery?

5. How many migrants who arrive at the Albergue Belén shelter in Tapachula, on average, are robbed, beaten, or extorted by police?

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