Lost Children Archive Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Valeria Luiselli
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Lost Children Archive Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Valeria Luiselli
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the family at the narrative's center identifies as a "documentarist" (98)?
(a) The girl.
(b) The boy.
(c) The woman.
(d) The man.

2. Manuela reports to the woman that her two daughters have disappeared somewhere between two detention centers in what states?
(a) New Mexico and Texas.
(b) Texas and Arizona.
(c) California and Arizona.
(d) New Mexico and Arizona.

3. The child refugee's radio interview reveals that which of his family members had died along the journey to the United States?
(a) His brother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

4. About how many languages does the woman say are spoken in New York City?
(a) 800.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 120.
(d) 500.

5. The family expects a "godforsaken little town" (82) and are surprised by the reality when they arrive in what city?
(a) Albuquerque.
(b) Tulsa.
(c) Asheville.
(d) Tucson.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years have the man and the woman at the center of the narrative known one another?

2. The archival studies specialist to whom the woman turns for support is a professor at which university?

3. What animal does the boy hope will appear in the photograph he takes at the Baltimore aquarium?

4. The woman states that in the past "six or seven months" (18) over how many undocumented children from Mexico and the Northern Triangle had been detained at the southern U.S. border?

5. The girl becomes obsessed with the fact that which historical figure had died after falling off his horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. While the man wants the road trip to end in Arizona, the woman wants to visit what state so that she can pursue her own next project?

2. In what way does Luiselli use the traditional notion of the American Dream to comment on the reasons refugees from the Northern Triangle leave their homes?

3. What warrior name does each member of the family take on and who begins the process?

4. What do the boy and girl call child refugees and what is the woman's reaction to their choice?

5. What object does the woman collect during the trip and keep inside her boot for the remainder of the trip and why?

6. Describe how Luiselli uses the theme of appearance versus reality to characterize the notion of romantic partnership.

7. Describe the circumstances that led to the formation of the family at the center of Lost Children Archive.

8. What prompts the woman to begin to record the man's Apache stories as he tells them?

9. How does the man reply when the boy asks him why he has chosen the Apache tribe as the subject of his newest project?

10. Compare and contrast the woman's response to the boy's angry outbursts with the man's reaction.

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