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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. On his eighth trip through Chiapas, where does Enrique decide to sleep?
(a) He sleeps at someone's house.
(b) He sleeps in the train station.
(c) He sleeps in the cemetery.
(d) He sleeps in a clump of grass.

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

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

4. Which of the answers below IS NOT one of the rules Enrique has learned about Chiapas?
(a) You should count on the police, locals, and la migra for help.
(b) Never ride alone.
(c) Do not trust anyone in authority and beware even the ordinary residents.
(d) Do not take buses.

5. How many migrants who arrive at the Albergue Belén shelter in Tapachula, on average, are robbed, beaten, or extorted by police?
(a) Four out of five are robbed, beaten, or extorted.
(b) None of them are robbed, beaten, or extorted
(c) All of them are robbed, beaten, or extorted.
(d) One out of three are robbed, beaten, or extorted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are madrinas?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what happens to Enrique?

3. What does Enrique do after making it off the train?

4. What happens to Santos?

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

(see the answer key)

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