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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 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.

2. How long does Lourdes plan to stay in the United States?
(a) She plans to stay for five years.
(b) She plans to stay for one year.
(c) She plans to stay for six months.
(d) She plans to stay forever.

3. Where does Enrique live when his initially mother leaves?
(a) He lives with Belky.
(b) He lives with his mother.
(c) He lives with a friend.
(d) He lives with his father, Luis.

4. Why does the gangster sleeping next to Enrique in Chapter 3 whisper, "wake up?"
(a) A truck full of municipal police have arrived at the cemetery.
(b) It is time to go catch the train.
(c) He wants to talk.
(d) They are being surrounded by migrants who wish to rob them.

5. What do migrants call Chiapas?
(a) They call it a place they love.
(b) They call it the promise land.
(c) They call it the easy part of the journey.
(d) They call it the beast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Enrique sleep after the doctor is finished with him?

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

3. What habit does Enrique develop?

4. How many Central American immigrants get help from a smuggler?

5. What does Enrique do when the migra agents spot him on top of the train in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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