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

2. Why does the gangster sleeping next to Enrique in Chapter 3 whisper, "wake up?"
(a) A truck full of municipal police have arrived at the cemetery.
(b) He wants to talk.
(c) They are being surrounded by migrants who wish to rob them.
(d) It is time to go catch the train.

3. How did most of the immigrants Nazario talked to make it to the U.S.?
(a) They took an airplane.
(b) They drove.
(c) They took a bus.
(d) They road the top of trains.

4. What long-term effect may Enrique have from his concussion in Chapter 2?
(a) A drooping eyelid.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Bipolar disorder.
(d) Loss of vision.

5. What do the bandits do once the day's robberies are over?
(a) They go home to their families.
(b) They go to the police station to share their loot.
(c) They go to Huixtla to drink and visit prostitutes.
(d) They go to work at their night shift jobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the church members in Chapter 4 to begin helping migrants?

2. What does Enrique decide he is going to do after he robs his family?

3. How many attempts has Enrique made to get to the United States?

4. With whom does Belky live when her mother leaves?

5. What happens to Lourdes when she arrives in Los Angeles?

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