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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue - Chapter 1: "The Boy Left Behind".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Diana?
(a) Diana is Lourdes' friend.
(b) Diana is Lourdes' colleague.
(c) Diana is Lourdes' boss.
(d) Diana is Lourdes' daughter with Santos.

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

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

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

5. How do children traveling to the United States plan to find their mothers?
(a) They will ask an officer for help at the immigration check point.
(b) They will call home and ask relatives to give them an address.
(c) They plan to email them once they make it across the U.S. border.
(d) They carry their mother's phone numbers with them on their journey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do many Honduran mothers pull their children from school?

2. How long did Sonia Nazario spend traveling in Honduras, Mexico, and the United States for the book?

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

4. Why does Lourdes fear having a smuggler get her childen over the border?

5. According to Nazario, how many immigrants enter the United States illegally each year?

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