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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Family Soundscapes: "Undocumented" - "Missing".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What past tense verb does the woman use to describe the action she and the man had taken in relation to language for their long-term collaborative project?
(a) Spoke.
(b) Heard.
(c) Sampled.
(d) Transcribed.

2. About how many languages does the woman say are spoken in New York City?
(a) 800.
(b) 500.
(c) 120.
(d) 1,200.

3. The woman compares a documentarist to what other career position?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A fortuneteller.
(c) A librarian.
(d) A chemist.

4. The woman remarks that whenever the family listens to the radio during their road trip, she tries to find news about "the situation" (39) at what location?
(a) The southern border of the United States.
(b) The tip of the Northern Triangle.
(c) The White House.
(d) A particular detention center in Texas.

5. Whose belief that the road trip is moving too slowly results in a quicker pace from then on?
(a) The woman.
(b) The man.
(c) The boy.
(d) The girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. The girl becomes obsessed with the fact that which historical figure had died after falling off his horse?

2. What word does the woman say is currently used as "a euphemism for 'deportation'" (132)?

3. To what kind of establishment does the woman walk the night she ends up in a flirtatious encounter with a stranger?

4. What make of car does the family buy for the road trip?

5. Manuela reports to the woman that her two daughters have disappeared somewhere between two detention centers in what states?

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