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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 the easy part of the journey.
(b) They call it a place they love.
(c) They call it the promise land.
(d) They call it the beast.

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

3. La Arrocera is known as what among the migrants?
(a) It is known as a place where migrants will be helped.
(b) It is known as the best stop along the journey.
(c) It is known as the most dreaded immigration checkpoint in Mexico.
(d) It is known as a safe place.

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

5. When does Enrique promise to Maria Isabel that he will return home in Chapter 7?
(a) Within two years.
(b) Within six years.
(c) Within six months.
(d) Within one year.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many gangs control the tops of freight trains that operate north of the Río Suchiate?

2. On what date does Enrique arrive with Lourdes' boyfriend in Chapter 6?

3. How old was Enrique when he had to start working?

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what happens to Enrique?

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