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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 does María Isabel pray?
(a) She prays she is not pregnant.
(b) She prays she is pregnant with twins.
(c) She prays that Mexican Immigration authorities will catch Enrique and bring him back to Honduras.
(d) She prays she can join Enrique on his journey.

2. What is the youngest child Enrique has encountered on the trains?
(a) 11.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

3. How many families live in the hamlet of Las Anonas?
(a) 36.
(b) 75.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

4. What happens to María's plan to go after Enrique?
(a) She is talked out of it by her family.
(b) Her friend backs out.
(c) Enrique comes home, so she does not have to go find him.
(d) She does not have the money to go.

5. Why does Diaz decide to help Enrique?
(a) He does it as a favor for Mayor Carrasco.
(b) He does it because he has a son Enrique's age.
(c) Diaz knows that burying Enrique would cost more than taking him to the local doctor.
(d) He feels like it's his calling to help migrants.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does Belky live when her mother leaves?

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

4. Why is Enrique careful not to fall asleep on the train?

5. How do children traveling to the United States plan to find their mothers?

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