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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Luiselli states that "the priority juvenile docket implied that deportation proceedings against children were accelerated by" (39) what percentage?
(a) 94%.
(b) 64%.
(c) 34%.
(d) 54%.

2. From what country had Manu fled, ending up in the screening room with Luiselli?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Guatemala.
(c) Honduras.
(d) El Salvador.

3. The person who meets Luiselli and her niece downstairs on the author's first day of work at the New York immigration court introduces the author immediately to two members of what organization?
(a) The CIA.
(b) Amnesty International.
(c) The Door.
(d) The FBI.

4. During what season does Luiselli set out on a road trip with her family?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

5. Who is prohibited from joining the children during their interviews with Luiselli?
(a) The police.
(b) Their relatives.
(c) Their social workers.
(d) ICE officers.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what type of building does Luiselli compare the screening room where she interviews child refugees?

2. According to Luiselli, what is most often the answer given when child refugees are asked their reason for coming to the United States?

3. A lawyer eventually reveals that the list upon the whiteboard is meant to help children recall the phases of their what during the interview?

4. Luiselli states that if the sisters' "answers didn't align with what the law considers reason enough for the right to protection, the only possible ending to their story was going to be" (66) what?

5. What does Luiselli say is always the children's reaction when they hear the words ganga or pandillero?

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