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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "A Dark River, Perhaps a New Life" - Chapter 7: "The Girl Left Behind".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On average, how many migrants do Ariaga's Red Cross workers retrieve?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 26.

2. Why does Lourdes fear having a smuggler get her childen over the border?
(a) She worries the smuggler would swindle them.
(b) She worries the smuggler would sell them into child trafficking.
(c) She worries the smuggler might try to marry one of them.
(d) She worries the smuggler would hurt or abandon them.

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

4. On Ash Wednesday, all 40 churches and 11 rectories take up a collection and raise how much money?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $3,300.
(d) $100,000.

5. What is the first job Enrique gets in America?
(a) Stock boy.
(b) House painter.
(c) Waiter.
(d) Butcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what days does Enrique call Maria Isabel?

2. On his eighth trip through Chiapas, where does Enrique decide to sleep?

3. What does Enrique have on his shins in Chapter 3?

4. How does Enrique behave at school?

5. How many derailments does Enrique's train average a month?

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