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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the smugglers drive Enrique after his mother has paid them additional money in Chapter 6?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Miami.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Orlando.

2. What do the municipal police wear?
(a) Red and white.
(b) Black and white.
(c) Green and white.
(d) Orange and white.

3. How many other migrants are crossing the border with Enrique and El Trinidaro in Chapter 6?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. What object of his mother's does Enrique sell to pawn in the Epilogue?
(a) Her gold necklace.
(b) Her cell phone.
(c) Her wedding ring.
(d) Her computer.

5. How does Maria Isabel reach the United States?
(a) By riding the trains.
(b) By crossing mountains.
(c) On buses and trucks.
(d) By airplane.

6. Into what U.S. state is Enrique crossing in Chapter 6?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Texas.
(d) California.

7. In what year did El Trinidaro's body show up in Nuevo Laredo?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2011.

8. Why do gang members prey on the immigrants in Enrique's neighborhood in Florida?
(a) Because they are openly wealthy.
(b) Because they often have money stored secretly.
(c) Because they are threatened by them.
(d) Because they will not go to the police.

9. Because of police brutality toward migrants, the people of El Campesino El Mirador told the mayor of Nogales to do what?
(a) Leave his position.
(b) Keep his police out of their town.
(c) Charge his officers with a crime.
(d) Provide medical treatment to migrants.

10. What is one of the main issues that teachers must deal with regarding immigrant children, according to the author in the Afterword?
(a) They are often too poor to wear decent clothing to school.
(b) They harbor resentment which spills over into behavior problems.
(c) They do not understand the language or culture in the U.S.
(d) There is racial bias against the children.

11. What do the people in the area in Chapter 4 understand about why migrants leave their countries?
(a) They do so out of deep necessity.
(b) They do so because they want to see the world.
(c) They do so because they are mad at their families.
(d) They do so because they want to see the scenery along Mexico.

12. Where does Maria Isabel get a job when she moves back in with her mother in Chapter 7?
(a) A bank.
(b) A school.
(c) A mall.
(d) A hospital.

13. Why does Enrique not turn to God for help?
(a) He feels like God has failed him.
(b) With all the sins he has committed, he thinks he has no right.
(c) He's angry at God.
(d) He does not believe in God.

14. How are the residents of Mexico City described in their behavior toward the migrants?
(a) They are neither friendly nor helpful.
(b) They are intense in their hatred for the migrants.
(c) They offer the migrants money and food.
(d) They are overly friendly and helpful.

15. In Chapter 4, why do migrants hope to cross this area during the day along this part of the journey?
(a) Because residents are likely to bring gifts to the tracks.
(b) Because they want to see the scenery.
(c) Because they think it's safer.
(d) Because they want to ride in the sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lourdes' boyfriend's son whom he smuggles into the U.S. in Chapter 7?

2. Where is Diana working when she is robbed in the Epilogue?

3. Francisca Aguirre Juárez sometimes does what to gain support of the local police?

4. Why are people more likely to help in Oaxaca and Veracruz?

5. Where does Enrique's family move in order to make more money in Chapter 7?

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