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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. How much does the average medical treatment cost for migrants when they are hurt?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $1,000-1,500.
(d) $5,000.

2. How does Enrique escape la migra?
(a) He bribes them.
(b) He walks out the front door.
(c) He climbs on top of a bicycle and jumps the wall.
(d) He beats up the officers and runs.

3. How old was Enrique when he had to start working?
(a) 16.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

4. How many migrants who arrive at the Albergue Belén shelter in Tapachula, on average, are robbed, beaten, or extorted by police?
(a) Four out of five are robbed, beaten, or extorted.
(b) None of them are robbed, beaten, or extorted
(c) All of them are robbed, beaten, or extorted.
(d) One out of three are robbed, beaten, or extorted.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what happens to Enrique?
(a) He wanders into Las Anonas bleeding and hurt.
(b) He arrives in America.
(c) He goes back home.
(d) He gets a job in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lourdes' boyfriend's son whom he smuggles into the U.S. in Chapter 7?

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

3. Why does Diaz decide to help Enrique?

4. In Chapter 2, it is March 24, 2000. How long has Enrique been without his mom?

5. Which of the answers below IS NOT one of the rules Enrique has learned about Chiapas?

(see the answer key)

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