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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Community .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what type of building does Luiselli compare the screening room where she interviews child refugees?
(a) A school.
(b) A funeral home.
(c) A doctor's office.
(d) A church.

2. How old was Luiselli's niece at the time she accompanied her aunt to Luiselli's first day as an interpreter in the New York immigration court?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 24.
(d) 32.

3. The Mara Salvatrucha 13 gang started as a small coalition of immigrants from what country?
(a) El Salvador.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Guatemala.
(d) Brazil.

4. What happened to cause Luiselli to have to temporarily resign from her teaching position?
(a) Her passport expired.
(b) Her work permit expired.
(c) A lawyer needed her full-time help with a case.
(d) A client filed a lawsuit against her.

5. What does Luiselli say is always the children's reaction when they hear the words ganga or pandillero?
(a) They are ashamed at the mention of the words.
(b) They are excited by the mention of the words.
(c) They are saddened by the mention of the words.
(d) They are terrified by the mention of the words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luiselli tell her daughter when her daughter asks how a particular child refugee's story ends?

2. Luiselli states that by November 2015, what event had still not happened?

3. What is the ultimate result of Manu's encounter with the gang who waits outside of his school one day?

4. When the Luiselli's students present their plan outlining the rest of the semester, how do they want to spend the remaining class time?

5. What activity does Luiselli wonder if she is still allowed to do after she is forced to temporarily resign from her teaching position?

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