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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "Seeking Mercy".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to most children who set out on the journey to find their mothers?
(a) They find their mothers.
(b) They become United States citizens.
(c) They do not make it.
(d) They go to college in the United States.

2. Who does Mayor Carrasco ask for help?
(a) He asks a local doctor.
(b) He asks the mayor of San Pedro Taanatepec.
(c) He asks la migra.
(d) He asks the local police.

3. How many attempts has Enrique made to get to the United States?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

4. How many migrants who arrive at the Albergue Belén shelter in Tapachula, on average, are robbed, beaten, or extorted by police?
(a) None of them are robbed, beaten, or extorted
(b) One out of three are robbed, beaten, or extorted.
(c) Four out of five are robbed, beaten, or extorted.
(d) All of them are robbed, beaten, or extorted.

5. Why does Diaz decide to help Enrique?
(a) He feels like it's his calling to help migrants.
(b) Diaz knows that burying Enrique would cost more than taking him to the local doctor.
(c) He does it as a favor for Mayor Carrasco.
(d) He does it because he has a son Enrique's age.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many migrants did Díaz bury in the last 18 months?

2. How much money per month does Lourdes pay to live in a converted carport?

3. Where does Enrique live when his initially mother leaves?

4. How did most of the immigrants Nazario talked to make it to the U.S.?

5. Who is the field worker that discovers Enrique stumbling in a field?

(see the answer key)

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