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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 must find Enrique another home.
(b) She is very sick, and she might not survive.
(c) Enrique is a joy, and she is excited to have him staying with her.
(d) Lourdes needs to come home.

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

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

4. Why is Enrique assaulted?
(a) The men rob him.
(b) The police are angry because he's trying to get across the border.
(c) He has made other migrants angry.
(d) His family has caught up with him, and they want to hurt him.

5. How much money per month does Lourdes pay to live in a converted carport?
(a) $200.
(b) $400.
(c) $300.
(d) $100.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many migrants who arrive at the Albergue Belén shelter in Tapachula, on average, are robbed, beaten, or extorted by police?

2. How does Belky react to her mother's disappearance?

3. Who does Mayor Carrasco ask for help?

4. What does Enrique lose in the assault?

5. What is the average age of the child caught by the Border Patrol?

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