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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. Why does Diaz decide to help Enrique?
(a) He feels like it's his calling to help migrants.
(b) He does it as a favor for Mayor Carrasco.
(c) He does it because he has a son Enrique's age.
(d) Diaz knows that burying Enrique would cost more than taking him to the local doctor.

2. How many gangs control the tops of freight trains that operate north of the Río Suchiate?
(a) 19.
(b) 56.
(c) 25.
(d) 100.

3. What allows Enrique to sleep behind the black iron gates in Chapter 3?
(a) He has been there so many times they just allow him to come inside.
(b) He has a relationship with one of the members of a gang.
(c) He is a kid, so they want to protect him.
(d) He pays them.

4. What does Enrique do when the migra agents spot him on top of the train in Chapter 3?
(a) He hides.
(b) He and some friends fight back.
(c) He leaps from car to car, and then leaps off the train.
(d) He surrenders to la migra.

5. What is the first job Enrique gets in America?
(a) Butcher.
(b) Stock boy.
(c) House painter.
(d) Waiter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river is Enrique crossing in order to enter America in Chapter 6?

2. What does Maria Isabel name the daughter she has in Chapter 6?

3. How do Enrique and the other migrants cross the river in Chapter 6?

4. Where does Enrique sleep after the doctor is finished with him?

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

(see the answer key)

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