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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Marco Antonio Zablah's job?
(a) He is a money changer.
(b) He is a local politician.
(c) He is a butcher.
(d) He is a policeman.

2. What do the bandits do once the day's robberies are over?
(a) They go to work at their night shift jobs.
(b) They go home to their families.
(c) They go to Huixtla to drink and visit prostitutes.
(d) They go to the police station to share their loot.

3. Why is Enrique careful not to fall asleep on the train?
(a) He does not want to miss the scenery.
(b) He is watching out for wildlife.
(c) He is afraid he will miss his stop.
(d) He is afraid he will fall off.

4. How many attempts has Enrique made to get to the United States?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

5. What does the mayor in Chapter 2 do for Enrique?
(a) He drags out a wooden church pew for Enrique to lie down.
(b) He has him sent back to Honduras.
(c) He takes him to jail.
(d) He calls his mother so she can come get him.

6. What does Enrique say he plans to do once he is released from the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) He plans to go home.
(b) He plans to try to call his mother.
(c) He plans to get on another train.
(d) He plans to stay in Las Anonas.

7. What IS NOT one of the dangers associated with the train tracks in Chiapas?
(a) The tracks are 20 years old.
(b) Grass grows over the rails
(c) They are new and allow trains to go fast.
(d) The rail ties sink in the rainy season.

8. According to Nazario, how many immigrants enter the United States illegally each year?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 1,000,000.
(c) 700,000.
(d) 10,000.

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

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

11. In what border town do migrants usually try to cross the river?
(a) They try to cross In Chiapas.
(b) They try to cross in Oaxaca.
(c) They try to cross in Técun Umán.
(d) They try to cross in Vera Cruz.

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

13. How many Central American immigrants get help from a smuggler?
(a) 50%.
(b) 100%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 25% .

14. To whom does the field worker that discovers him direct Enrique?
(a) He directs him to Carlos Carrasco.
(b) He directs him to his home where he helps him.
(c) He directs him to la migra.
(d) He directs him to a migrant camp.

15. How does Enrique escape la migra?
(a) He climbs on top of a bicycle and jumps the wall.
(b) He walks out the front door.
(c) He bribes them.
(d) He beats up the officers and runs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the field worker that discovers Enrique stumbling in a field?

2. On average, how many migrants do Ariaga's Red Cross workers retrieve?

3. How does Belky react to her mother's disappearance?

4. What is the youngest child Enrique has encountered on the trains?

5. What do migrants call Chiapas?

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