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

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

3. Why does Lourdes fear having a smuggler get her childen over the border?
(a) She worries the smuggler would hurt or abandon them.
(b) She worries the smuggler would swindle them.
(c) She worries the smuggler would sell them into child trafficking.
(d) She worries the smuggler might try to marry one of them.

4. How many derailments does Enrique's train average a month?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. Why are people more likely to help in Oaxaca and Veracruz?
(a) They do it for praise.
(b) Many say that it is rooted in the Zapotec and Mixtec indigenous cultures.
(c) They all tried to make the journey themselves.
(d) They do it for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Enrique consider agreeing to deportation in the Epilogue?

2. How did most of the immigrants Nazario talked to make it to the U.S.?

3. Who are madrinas?

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

5. How much money does Enrique hope to save and then move home and build a house and start a business in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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