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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. What does María Isabel pray?
(a) She prays she can join Enrique on his journey.
(b) She prays she is pregnant with twins.
(c) She prays she is not pregnant.
(d) She prays that Mexican Immigration authorities will catch Enrique and bring him back to Honduras.

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

3. Enrique's grandmother writes a letter to Lourdes. What does it say?
(a) She is very sick, and she might not survive.
(b) Lourdes needs to come home.
(c) Enrique is a joy, and she is excited to have him staying with her.
(d) Lourdes must find Enrique another home.

4. Who tells Maria's mother about her plan to seek out Enrique in Chapter 3?
(a) Olga Sanchez Martinez.
(b) Enrique.
(c) Karla Yamileth Chavez.
(d) Maria La Arrocera.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Enrique wearing when he first appears in Chapter 2?

2. Why does María del Carmen Ortega García help migrants?

3. What IS NOT one of the dangers associated with the train tracks in Chiapas?

4. How old is the gangster who sleeps next to Enrique in Chapter 3?

5. What do the people in the area in Chapter 4 understand about why migrants leave their countries?

(see the answer key)

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