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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused the church members in Chapter 4 to begin helping migrants?
(a) They needed an outreach project.
(b) They were distressed about how migrants were treated by the local police.
(c) They were asked to help by the migrants' families.
(d) They were ordered to by their priest.

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

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

4. What did the World Bank study in 2000 reveal?
(a) That this is one of the richest areas in North America.
(b) That residents can deduct giving from their taxes.
(c) That people have extra money to give.
(d) That 42.5% of the people of Mexico's 100 million people live on $2 or less a day.

5. When does Enrique promise to Maria Isabel that he will return home in Chapter 7?
(a) Within six years.
(b) Within one year.
(c) Within two years.
(d) Within six months.

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

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

8. How much more money do the smugglers ask Enrique's mother for after he crosses the border?
(a) $1,500.
(b) $400.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $500.

9. Why does Enrique express resentment regarding his sister's circumstances growing up in comparison with his own?
(a) She was sent to the United States.
(b) She got married to a rich man young.
(c) She got an education.
(d) She was allowed to stay up late.

10. When did the case of The United States created the U Visa come to trial?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1998.

11. In what year do Bekly and Lourdes both get married?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2008.

12. In Chapter 4, how many businesses in the area give to help migrants?
(a) All of them.
(b) 1 out of 2.
(c) 4 out of 5.
(d) None of them.

13. At what time does Enrique show up at Lourdes' house on the day after Christmas to ask for money in the Epilogue?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 12 p.m.

14. Who is cooking in the kitchen at Lourdes' home when Enrique arrives in Chapter 6?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Maria.
(c) Paula.
(d) Diana.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enrique say about his mother's Christmas tree in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 4, some residents have decided that giving migrants food and prayer is not enough, so what do they do?

3. Who is Lourdes' sister that calls her to criticize about Maria Isabel in Chapter 7?

4. Where does the brick maker suggest Enrique take a bus past the nearby checkpoint?

5. By April 2000, how far has Enrique made it in his journey?

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