View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: "Gifts and Faith" - Chapter 5: "On the Border".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the brick maker suggest Enrique take a bus past the nearby checkpoint?
(a) Matehuela.
(b) Oaxaca.
(c) Nuevo Laredo.
(d) Texas.

2. Why does María del Carmen Ortega García help migrants?
(a) Because her 18-year-old son was deported from the U.S., and she does not know what happened to him after he was driven across the border.
(b) Because she wanted to get credit for helping migrants.
(c) Because she was forced to by her priest.
(d) Because she tried to make it to the U.S., and she knows how hard it is.

3. What happens to Santos?
(a) Santos stays home to help care for the baby.
(b) Santos marries Lourdes.
(c) Santos is deported to Honduras and is never heard from again.
(d) Santos moves across the United States.

4. On average, how many migrant girls are sexually assaulted during their journey?
(a) 1:6.
(b) 1:500.
(c) 1:100.
(d) 1:10.

5. Why is Enrique careful not to fall asleep on the train?
(a) He is afraid he will miss his stop.
(b) He is afraid he will fall off.
(c) He does not want to miss the scenery.
(d) He is watching out for wildlife.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. From the top of the rolling freight car in Chapter 4, what does Enrique see?

4. According to Nazario, how many immigrants enter the United States illegally each year?

5. How many Central American immigrants get help from a smuggler?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 291 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample