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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. What is they nickname Nazario uses for the train in Chapter 3?
(a) The Iron Worm.
(b) Freedom Express.
(c) Dream Chaser.
(d) Freedom Alley.

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 are mad at their families.
(d) They do so because they want to see the world.

3. What does the mayor in Chapter 2 do for Enrique?
(a) He takes him to jail.
(b) He drags out a wooden church pew for Enrique to lie down.
(c) He calls his mother so she can come get him.
(d) He has him sent back to Honduras.

4. What do migrants call Chiapas?
(a) They call it a place they love.
(b) They call it the beast.
(c) They call it the promise land.
(d) They call it the easy part of the journey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many miles has Enrique traveled in the 122 days he has sought his mother in Chapter 6?

2. With whom does Maria Isabel live while raising her daughter in Chapter 7?

3. Who is Diana?

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

5. Why is Enrique assaulted?

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