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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 María Isabel and a friend decide in Chapter 2 that they are going to do?
(a) The two of them will journey to the United States together.
(b) They will forget about Enrique and move on.
(c) The will tell la migra to find Enrique.
(d) They will call United States Customs and have them send Enrique back.

2. Why is Enrique assaulted?
(a) The police are angry because he's trying to get across the border.
(b) He has made other migrants angry.
(c) The men rob him.
(d) His family has caught up with him, and they want to hurt him.

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

4. Why do many Honduran mothers pull their children from school?
(a) They do not value education.
(b) They want to homeschool them.
(c) They like to have them home to spend time with them.
(d) They have them watch siblings, work, or beg.

5. How does Enrique behave at school?
(a) He is a troublemaker.
(b) He makes straight As.
(c) He is the perfect student.
(d) He studies hard to make his mother proud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Villanueva do when local police conduct sweeps to find migrants?

2. What does Enrique say he plans to do once he is released from the hospital in Chapter 2?

3. What is the youngest child Enrique has encountered on the trains?

4. What do the municipal police wear?

5. How many derailments does Enrique's train average a month?

(see the answer key)

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