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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 attracted more immigrants to the U.S. in 2012?
(a) Changes in immigration laws.
(b) An upturn in the economy.
(c) Lack of border patrol.
(d) Invitations from government officials.

2. Why do many Honduran mothers pull their children from school?
(a) They do not value education.
(b) They want to homeschool them.
(c) They have them watch siblings, work, or beg.
(d) They like to have them home to spend time with them.

3. What is one of the most prominent struggles that Enrique faces after coming to the U.S.?
(a) Alcohol and drug abuse.
(b) Initiation into gang life.
(c) Addiction to gambling.
(d) Inability to find work.

4. What is Lourdes' first job in the United States?
(a) She works at the airport.
(b) She sorts tomatoes at a small factory.
(c) She is a nanny.
(d) She is a waitress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When church members are arrested for helping migrants, what do they sometimes have to do to avoid charges?

2. What do we learn about the children of Mexico in Chapter 4 from the World Bank study?

3. On what date does Maria Isabel give birth to her first child?

4. How many migrants have died in 2000 alone crossing the river where Enrique crosses in Chapter 6?

5. What does Enrique do when the migra agents spot him on top of the train in Chapter 3?

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