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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Técun Umán.
(c) They try to cross in Oaxaca.
(d) They try to cross in Vera Cruz.

2. How many migrants who arrive at the Albergue Belén shelter in Tapachula, on average, are robbed, beaten, or extorted by police?
(a) Four out of five are robbed, beaten, or extorted.
(b) All of them are robbed, beaten, or extorted.
(c) One out of three are robbed, beaten, or extorted.
(d) None of them are robbed, beaten, or extorted

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

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. What happens to Lourdes when she arrives in Los Angeles?
(a) Her smuggler leaves her.
(b) She goes back to Honduras.
(c) She goes to work in the airport.
(d) She catches a flight to Miami.

6. Where does Enrique sleep after the doctor is finished with him?
(a) He sleeps in a villager's home.
(b) He sleeps on the concrete floor of the police command post.
(c) He sleeps at the doctor's house.
(d) He sleeps under a tree.

7. What does Enrique do to escape his attackers?
(a) He crawls inside a box car.
(b) He jumps from the moving train.
(c) He screams for help.
(d) He hides.

8. Who tells Maria's mother about her plan to seek out Enrique in Chapter 3?
(a) Karla Yamileth Chavez.
(b) Olga Sanchez Martinez.
(c) Enrique.
(d) Maria La Arrocera.

9. Who is the gangster that sleeps next to Enrique in Chapter 3?
(a) Big Daddy.
(b) Jack the Knife.
(c) Smarty.
(d) Big Jack.

10. In Chapter 2, it is March 24, 2000. How long has Enrique been without his mom?
(a) He has been without her for 11 years.
(b) He has been without her for five years.
(c) He has been without her for his entire life.
(d) He has been without her for two years.

11. Enrique's grandmother writes a letter to Lourdes. What does it say?
(a) Enrique is a joy, and she is excited to have him staying with her.
(b) Lourdes must find Enrique another home.
(c) Lourdes needs to come home.
(d) She is very sick, and she might not survive.

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

13. Why is one reason the people of Chiapas ARE NOT fed up with Central American migrants?
(a) They are afraid the gunfire from la migra will hit them.
(b) They contribute to the local economy.
(c) They are bring disease, prostitution, and crime.
(d) They are poorer than Mexicans and ignorant.

14. What can happen to migrants when boxcars are locked from the outside?
(a) People can open the windows for ventilation.
(b) People can access water from inside.
(c) People can ask for help from the conductor if conditions are uncomfortable.
(d) People can overheat, suffocate, and die.

15. Who is the doctor that sees Enrique in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Carlos Carrasco
(b) Dr. Guillermo Toledo Montes.
(c) Dr. Adan Diaz Ruiz.
(d) Dr. Karla Yamileth Chavez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do María Isabel and a friend decide in Chapter 2 that they are going to do?

2. How much does the average medical treatment cost for migrants when they are hurt?

3. What happens to Santos?

4. What does the mayor in Chapter 2 do for Enrique?

5. Why is Enrique careful not to fall asleep on the train?

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