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

2. How old is Diana when Santos returns to Lourdes?
(a) Four.
(b) Nine.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

3. What does the mayor in Chapter 2 do for Enrique?
(a) He drags out a wooden church pew for Enrique to lie down.
(b) He has him sent back to Honduras.
(c) He calls his mother so she can come get him.
(d) He takes him to jail.

4. What happens to Lourdes when she arrives in Los Angeles?
(a) She goes back to Honduras.
(b) Her smuggler leaves her.
(c) She goes to work in the airport.
(d) She catches a flight to Miami.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Lourdes plan to stay in the United States?

2. What does Enrique do after making it off the train?

3. What does María Isabel pray?

4. What fueled the wave of female immigrants' entry into the United States?

5. Of the children who enter the U.S. illegally, what percentage are looking for their mothers?

(see the answer key)

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