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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. To whom does the field worker that discovers him direct Enrique?
(a) He directs him to a migrant camp.
(b) He directs him to la migra.
(c) He directs him to Carlos Carrasco.
(d) He directs him to his home where he helps him.

2. To what gang does the gangster belong that sleeps next to Enrique in Chapter 3?
(a) The Gulf Cartel.
(b) The Beltrán-Leyva gang.
(c) The Los Antrax gang.
(d) The Mara Salvatrucha gang.

3. What does the mayor in Chapter 2 do for Enrique?
(a) He has him sent back to Honduras.
(b) He drags out a wooden church pew for Enrique to lie down.
(c) He takes him to jail.
(d) He calls his mother so she can come get him.

4. What fueled the wave of female immigrants' entry into the United States?
(a) The United States government welcomed female immigrants.
(b) The United States' need for cheap service and domestic workers.
(c) Female immigrants could easily come to the United States.
(d) Female immigrants needed to get away from their children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money per month does Lourdes pay to live in a converted carport?

2. What habit does Enrique develop?

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

4. What happens to officials who try to stop the abuse of immigrants?

5. Who does Mayor Carrasco ask for help?

(see the answer key)

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