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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "A Dark River, Perhaps a New Life" - Chapter 7: "The Girl Left Behind".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do migrants call Chiapas?
(a) They call it a place they love.
(b) They call it the beast.
(c) They call it the promise land.
(d) They call it the easy part of the journey.

2. Why does the gangster sleeping next to Enrique in Chapter 3 whisper, "wake up?"
(a) They are being surrounded by migrants who wish to rob them.
(b) He wants to talk.
(c) A truck full of municipal police have arrived at the cemetery.
(d) It is time to go catch the train.

3. What does Enrique lose in the assault?
(a) He loses his sister.
(b) He loses his friend.
(c) He loses his bible.
(d) He loses his mother's phone number.

4. Who tells Nazario of migrants to hurt themselves by running into electrified fences and other ways before coming to his house near the tracks?
(a) Olga Sanchez Martinez.
(b) Guillermina Galvez Lopez.
(c) Karla Yamileth Chavez .
(d) Maria La Arrocera.

5. On what date does Enrique await crossing the border in the opening of Chapter 6?
(a) March 12, 2004.
(b) May 21, 2000.
(c) April 6, 2001.
(d) June 4, 1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the average medical treatment cost for migrants when they are hurt?

2. What do the bandits do once the day's robberies are over?

3. After Díaz decides to help Enrique, he turns him over to his driver. On the way to the doctor, the are approached by a municipal officer. What startles Enrique about this encounter?

4. What kind of vehicle do Enrique and the migrants get into after crossing the border in Chapter 6?

5. Who is the field worker that discovers Enrique stumbling in a field?

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