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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. Where does Enrique go to live after he leaves his grandmother's house?
(a) He goes to live with a friend.
(b) He goes to live with María Isabel.
(c) He goes to live with his Uncle Marco.
(d) He goes to live by himself.

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

3. What is the average age of the child caught by the Border Patrol?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 7.
(d) 17.

4. What do we learn about the children of Mexico in Chapter 4 from the World Bank study?
(a) That most children lead lavish lives.
(b) That 25% of the children live below the poverty line.
(c) That 30% of the children five years old and younger eat so littler that their growth is stunted.
(d) That most children attend daycare.

5. How many estimated children enter the United States illegally without either parent?
(a) 75,000.
(b) 48,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 10,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the residents of Mexico City described in their behavior toward the migrants?

2. Who is the field worker that discovers Enrique stumbling in a field?

3. Because of police brutality toward migrants, the people of El Campesino El Mirador told the mayor of Nogales to do what?

4. Enrique's grandmother writes a letter to Lourdes. What does it say?

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

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