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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: "Gifts and Faith" - Chapter 5: "On the Border".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many derailments does Enrique's train average a month?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. How much does the average medical treatment cost for migrants when they are hurt?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $1,000-1,500.
(c) $500.
(d) $10,000.

4. What percentage of migrants who board the train are children?
(a) 50%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 20-30%.
(d) 75%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On Ash Wednesday, all 40 churches and 11 rectories take up a collection and raise how much money?

2. In the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz, what does Enrique receive?

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

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

5. From the top of the rolling freight car in Chapter 4, what does Enrique see?

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