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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. What habit does Enrique develop?
(a) He becomes addicted to sniffing glue.
(b) He bites his nails.
(c) He stutters.
(d) He pulls at his hair.

2. When church members are arrested for helping migrants, what do they sometimes have to do to avoid charges?
(a) Pay a bribe.
(b) Protest.
(c) Sign a contract that says they will not help again.
(d) Talk to the judge.

3. The U Visa allows illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S. if they do what?
(a) Paid taxes for employment for ten years.
(b) Testify against crimes they have witnessed.
(c) Agree to spend five years in prison.
(d) Married an American citizen.

4. What does "pro bono" mean?
(a) Without charge.
(b) Upon termination.
(c) With fixed rate.
(d) Deportation.

5. Where was Enrique's mother the last time they spoke, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. On average, how many migrant girls are sexually assaulted during their journey?

2. In what year does Belky tell her mother she is pregnant for the first time?

3. How much more money do the smugglers ask Enrique's mother for after he crosses the border?

4. Approximately how much time did Nazario spend reporting and writing Enrique's Journey?

5. When does Enrique promise to Maria Isabel that he will return home in Chapter 7?

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