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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Belky react to her mother's disappearance?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is devastated, but she knows she should be thankful to her mother for being willing to go.
(c) She does not even notice.
(d) She is glad she is gone.

2. How long did Sonia Nazario spend traveling in Honduras, Mexico, and the United States for the book?
(a) She spent six months.
(b) She spent one year.
(c) She spent three weeks.
(d) She spent two years.

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

4. What percentage of migrants who board the train are children?
(a) 20-30%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 40%.

5. What is they nickname Nazario uses for the train in Chapter 3?
(a) Freedom Alley.
(b) The Iron Worm.
(c) Dream Chaser.
(d) Freedom Express.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What IS NOT one of the dangers associated with the train tracks in Chiapas?

3. What long-term effect may Enrique have from his concussion in Chapter 2?

4. To whom does the field worker that discovers him direct Enrique?

5. María Isabel does not feel well, which causes her to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sonia Nazario learn about her housekeeper that leads her to write this book?

2. Why is Chiapas referred to as the beast by the migrants?

3. How is Lourdes' journey into the United States described?

4. How does Enrique escape his incarceration in Chapter 3?

5. What has led to Enrique’s injuries in the opening of Chapter 2?

6. How is Enrique treated by Carlos Carrasco when he arrives in his town in Chapter 2?

7. Discuss the genre of this book. How is that genre presented stylistically?

8. What are madrinas and what is the concern regarding them?

9. With whom does Lourdes leave her children? Why?

10. What does Enrique do upon arriving at Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico?

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