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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: "Facing the Beast".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Enrique wearing when he first appears in Chapter 2?
(a) A bathrobe.
(b) A pair of overalls.
(c) Only underwear.
(d) A wooden bucket.

2. La Arrocera is known as what among the migrants?
(a) It is known as the most dreaded immigration checkpoint in Mexico.
(b) It is known as the best stop along the journey.
(c) It is known as a place where migrants will be helped.
(d) It is known as a safe place.

3. What does Enrique say he plans to do once he is released from the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) He plans to get on another train.
(b) He plans to stay in Las Anonas.
(c) He plans to go home.
(d) He plans to try to call his mother.

4. What is Lourdes' first job in the United States?
(a) She is a waitress.
(b) She is a nanny.
(c) She sorts tomatoes at a small factory.
(d) She works at the airport.

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

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

3. How many gangs control the tops of freight trains that operate north of the Río Suchiate?

4. When Enrique flags down a down a car after being released from the hospital, what does the driver do?

5. How many estimated children enter the United States illegally without either parent?

(see the answer key)

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