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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. What do the bandits do once the day's robberies are over?
(a) They go to Huixtla to drink and visit prostitutes.
(b) They go home to their families.
(c) They go to the police station to share their loot.
(d) They go to work at their night shift jobs.

2. Why is Enrique careful not to fall asleep on the train?
(a) He does not want to miss the scenery.
(b) He is afraid he will fall off.
(c) He is afraid he will miss his stop.
(d) He is watching out for wildlife.

3. What does 30 pesos equal in American currency?
(a) $30.
(b) $3.
(c) $6.
(d) $10.

4. Who is Diana?
(a) Diana is Lourdes' daughter with Santos.
(b) Diana is Lourdes' friend.
(c) Diana is Lourdes' boss.
(d) Diana is Lourdes' colleague.

5. In Chapter 4, the impetus to help migrants comes from whom?
(a) The local police.
(b) Enrique.
(c) La migra.
(d) The local bishop, Hipólito Reyes Larios.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When church members are arrested for helping migrants, what do they sometimes have to do to avoid charges?

3. What happens to Lourdes when she arrives in Los Angeles?

4. What can happen to migrants when boxcars are locked from the outside?

5. To whom does the priest, Ignacio Villanueva Areteaga, point as another refugee?

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