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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. In Chapter 2, it is March 24, 2000. How long has Enrique been without his mom?
(a) He has been without her for 11 years.
(b) He has been without her for his entire life.
(c) He has been without her for two years.
(d) He has been without her for five years.

2. What happens to most children who set out on the journey to find their mothers?
(a) They become United States citizens.
(b) They go to college in the United States.
(c) They find their mothers.
(d) They do not make it.

3. Who are madrinas?
(a) They are migrants themselves
(b) They are men who threaten migrants with machetes.
(c) They are men who help migrants.
(d) They are local priests.

4. How many gangs control the tops of freight trains that operate north of the Río Suchiate?
(a) 19.
(b) 25.
(c) 56.
(d) 100.

5. What is Lourdes' first job in the United States?
(a) She is a nanny.
(b) She is a waitress.
(c) She sorts tomatoes at a small factory.
(d) She works at the airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Enrique flags down a down a car after being released from the hospital, what does the driver do?

2. What is the average age of the child caught by the Border Patrol?

3. How many families live in the hamlet of Las Anonas?

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

5. How does Enrique escape la migra?

(see the answer key)

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