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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: "A Mother's Embrace," Epilogue: "Two Promises," Afterword: "Immigrant Nation".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many estimated children enter the United States illegally without either parent?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 48,000.
(c) 75,000.
(d) 10,000.

2. What does Enrique say he plans to do once he is released from the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) He plans to stay in Las Anonas.
(b) He plans to get on another train.
(c) He plans to go home.
(d) He plans to try to call his mother.

3. Where do Enrique and the migrants hide from border agents as they shine spotlights seeking to find them in Chapter 6?
(a) In a cotton field.
(b) On a river island.
(c) In a cemetery.
(d) In an abandoned church.

4. What do we learn about the children of Mexico in Chapter 4 from the World Bank study?
(a) That most children attend daycare.
(b) That 25% of the children live below the poverty line.
(c) That most children lead lavish lives.
(d) That 30% of the children five years old and younger eat so littler that their growth is stunted.

5. Why does Enrique not turn to God for help?
(a) He does not believe in God.
(b) With all the sins he has committed, he thinks he has no right.
(c) He feels like God has failed him.
(d) He's angry at God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does María del Carmen Ortega García help migrants?

2. Approximately how many illegal children are living in the U.S., according to Nazario in the Afterword?

3. What percentage of migrants who board the train are children?

4. How does Enrique behave at school?

5. How do Enrique and the other migrants cross the river in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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