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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 can happen to migrants when boxcars are locked from the outside?
(a) People can overheat, suffocate, and die.
(b) People can access water from inside.
(c) People can open the windows for ventilation.
(d) People can ask for help from the conductor if conditions are uncomfortable.

2. Where do Enrique and the migrants hide from border agents as they shine spotlights seeking to find them in Chapter 6?
(a) In a cemetery.
(b) In a cotton field.
(c) In an abandoned church.
(d) On a river island.

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

4. Why is one reason the people of Chiapas ARE NOT fed up with Central American migrants?
(a) They are poorer than Mexicans and ignorant.
(b) They are afraid the gunfire from la migra will hit them.
(c) They contribute to the local economy.
(d) They are bring disease, prostitution, and crime.

5. Where do the smugglers drive Enrique after his mother has paid them additional money in Chapter 6?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Miami.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Charlotte.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the police do after they raid the cemetery?

3. What is the youngest child Enrique has encountered on the trains?

4. What does Enrique do after making it off the train?

5. Who is the gangster that sleeps next to Enrique in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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