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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "A Dark River, Perhaps a New Life" - Chapter 7: "The Girl Left Behind".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is the gangster who sleeps next to Enrique in Chapter 3?
(a) 13.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 15.

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

4. Of the children who enter the U.S. illegally, what percentage are looking for their mothers?
(a) 75%.
(b) 100%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 10%.

5. What does Enrique do to escape his attackers?
(a) He crawls inside a box car.
(b) He hides.
(c) He screams for help.
(d) He jumps from the moving train.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fueled the wave of female immigrants' entry into the United States?

2. How many gangs control the tops of freight trains that operate north of the Río Suchiate?

3. In Chapter 4, why do migrants hope to cross this area during the day along this part of the journey?

4. How old is Lourdes' boyfriend's son whom he smuggles into the U.S. in Chapter 7?

5. Given in Chapter 4, what is Enrique's first gift?

(see the answer key)

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