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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. How old is Lourdes' boyfriend's son whom he smuggles into the U.S. in Chapter 7?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

2. On his eighth trip through Chiapas, where does Enrique decide to sleep?
(a) He sleeps in the cemetery.
(b) He sleeps in a clump of grass.
(c) He sleeps at someone's house.
(d) He sleeps in the train station.

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

4. On Ash Wednesday, all 40 churches and 11 rectories take up a collection and raise how much money?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $3,300.
(d) $1,000.

5. How does Belky react to her mother's disappearance?
(a) She does not even notice.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is devastated, but she knows she should be thankful to her mother for being willing to go.
(d) She is glad she is gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Maria Isabel love when she meets Enrique?

2. What does Enrique lose in the assault?

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

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

5. What does the mayor in Chapter 2 do for Enrique?

(see the answer key)

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