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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. Which of the answers below IS NOT one of the rules Enrique has learned about Chiapas?
(a) Do not trust anyone in authority and beware even the ordinary residents.
(b) Do not take buses.
(c) You should count on the police, locals, and la migra for help.
(d) Never ride alone.

2. Why are people more likely to help in Oaxaca and Veracruz?
(a) Many say that it is rooted in the Zapotec and Mixtec indigenous cultures.
(b) They all tried to make the journey themselves.
(c) They do it for money.
(d) They do it for praise.

3. With whom does Belky live when her mother leaves?
(a) She lives with an aunt.
(b) She lives with a friend.
(c) She lives with her family.
(d) She lives with her grandmother.

4. What did the World Bank study in 2000 reveal?
(a) That residents can deduct giving from their taxes.
(b) That 42.5% of the people of Mexico's 100 million people live on $2 or less a day.
(c) That this is one of the richest areas in North America.
(d) That people have extra money to give.

5. What is the average age of the child caught by the Border Patrol?
(a) 7.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what gang does the gangster belong that sleeps next to Enrique in Chapter 3?

3. What long-term effect may Enrique have from his concussion in Chapter 2?

4. What does the mayor in Chapter 2 do for Enrique?

5. What is they nickname Nazario uses for the train in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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