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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 other nickname does Nazario share for the train?
(a) The Train That Devours.
(b) The Train of Despair.
(c) The Train of Distance.
(d) The Train of Death.

2. On average, how many migrant girls are sexually assaulted during their journey?
(a) 1:6.
(b) 1:10.
(c) 1:500.
(d) 1:100.

3. What happens to officials who try to stop the abuse of immigrants?
(a) They are promoted.
(b) They are awarded the Medal of Honor.
(c) They are fired.
(d) They receive repeated death threats.

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

5. Why does Lourdes fear having a smuggler get her childen over the border?
(a) She worries the smuggler would hurt or abandon them.
(b) She worries the smuggler might try to marry one of them.
(c) She worries the smuggler would swindle them.
(d) She worries the smuggler would sell them into child trafficking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Nazario of migrants to hurt themselves by running into electrified fences and other ways before coming to his house near the tracks?

2. What happens to most children who set out on the journey to find their mothers?

3. In what border town do migrants usually try to cross the river?

4. Who tells Maria's mother about her plan to seek out Enrique in Chapter 3?

5. What long-term effect may Enrique have from his concussion in Chapter 2?

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