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

2. What do the people in the area in Chapter 4 understand about why migrants leave their countries?
(a) They do so because they want to see the scenery along Mexico.
(b) They do so out of deep necessity.
(c) They do so because they want to see the world.
(d) They do so because they are mad at their families.

3. How does Enrique escape la migra?
(a) He beats up the officers and runs.
(b) He bribes them.
(c) He walks out the front door.
(d) He climbs on top of a bicycle and jumps the wall.

4. Who is Santos?
(a) Santos is Lourdes' boyfriend from Honduras.
(b) Santos is Lourdes' boss.
(c) Santos is a colleague.
(d) Santos is a neighbor.

5. How are the residents of Mexico City described in their behavior toward the migrants?
(a) They are overly friendly and helpful.
(b) They offer the migrants money and food.
(c) They are neither friendly nor helpful.
(d) They are intense in their hatred for the migrants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many migrants who arrive at the Albergue Belén shelter in Tapachula, on average, are robbed, beaten, or extorted by police?

2. Why is one reason the people of Chiapas ARE NOT fed up with Central American migrants?

3. What habit does Enrique develop?

4. What is Marco Antonio Zablah's job?

5. Who is the doctor that sees Enrique in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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