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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 old is Diana when Santos returns to Lourdes?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

2. How old is the gangster who sleeps next to Enrique in Chapter 3?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

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

4. How old was Enrique when he had to start working?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

5. How did most of the immigrants Nazario talked to make it to the U.S.?
(a) They drove.
(b) They took a bus.
(c) They took an airplane.
(d) They road the top of trains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does 30 pesos equal in American currency?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what happens to Enrique?

3. With whom does Belky live when her mother leaves?

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

5. Why does Enrique express resentment regarding his sister's circumstances growing up in comparison with his own?

(see the answer key)

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