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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of gum did Lydia's mother always buy?
(a) Spearamint.
(b) Cinnamon.
(c) Peppermint.
(d) Bubble gum.

2. As the buses from Carlos and Meredith's church near the roadblock near Axaxacualco, what type of weapons do the young men have who man the roadblock?
(a) AK-47s.
(b) M14s.
(c) AR15s.
(d) M16s.

3. What birthday did Lydia celebrate in Chapter 4?
(a) 31.
(b) 30.
(c) 35.
(d) 32.

4. How many people a year survive trying to migrate by riding the tops of railroad freight trains?
(a) 300,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 750,000.
(d) 500,000.

5. What type of tattoo does the boy have who stops the van Carlos is driving in Chapter 9?
(a) Machete.
(b) 3 dots.
(c) Cross.
(d) Skull and crossbones.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what color VW Beetle does Lydia inspect?

2. How many times does Julia say in Chapter 13 that she has been raped since she became a migrant?

3. What is the date in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 7, when are church buses taking missionaries to Mexico City?

5. What prize might Luca have won for a geography bee that he was studying for?

(see the answer key)

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