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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. Why are boxcars dangerous to ride atop?
(a) They are too tall.
(b) There is nothing to hold on to on top.
(c) They are where most people ride.
(d) The ladder does not go all the way to the top.

2. Who witnesses the robbery, along with Diana, in the Epilogue?
(a) Lourdes.
(b) Enrique.
(c) Jasmin.
(d) Belky.

3. In Chapter 4, the impetus to help migrants comes from whom?
(a) La migra.
(b) The local police.
(c) The local bishop, Hipólito Reyes Larios.
(d) Enrique.

4. On what days does Enrique call Maria Isabel?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Tuesdays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Fridays.

5. What can happen to migrants when boxcars are locked from the outside?
(a) People can ask for help from the conductor if conditions are uncomfortable.
(b) People can access water from inside.
(c) People can overheat, suffocate, and die.
(d) People can open the windows for ventilation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Enrique sleep after the doctor is finished with him?

2. Where does Maria Isabel get a job when she moves back in with her mother in Chapter 7?

3. Who does Mayor Carrasco ask for help?

4. How many estimated children enter the United States illegally without either parent?

5. What is one of the most prominent struggles that Enrique faces after coming to the U.S.?

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