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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Apacheria: "Dust Valleys" - Lost Children Archive: "Box IV" - "Box VII".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though the woman notices that the boy and girl are not in their beds early in the morning, she goes back to bed and takes what action?
(a) She sleeps.
(b) She makes a voice recording.
(c) She has sex with the man.
(d) She reads.

2. What sort of body of water is contained in the part of Elegies for Lost Children that the woman reads to the boy?
(a) A river.
(b) A bay.
(c) An ocean.
(d) A lake.

3. How many children does the cashier say will be deported from an airport near Roswell the following day?
(a) Scores.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Dozens.
(d) Thousands.

4. What two items does the boy retrieve from the glove compartment of the family car on the night he sneaks out to get a book?
(a) The road map and a Polaroid photograph.
(b) The recorder and the drum.
(c) The clipboard and the road map.
(d) The road map and the recorder.

5. The girl tells the boy that if they ever got lost together in the forest "with a dog only" (218) she would stand next to the boy for what purpose?
(a) To avoid getting bitten.
(b) To be ready to jump on his back.
(c) To let the dog lead the way.
(d) To avoid getting licked.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the boy and girl part company with the rancher riding a tractor, they immediately run to take what action?

2. Whose belief that the road trip is moving too slowly results in a quicker pace from then on?

3. When the plane has been loaded with children and begins to move, what action do the immigration officers take that angers the woman?

4. By what name does the boy continue to call the girl throughout the narrative once the name is chosen?

5. Whose narrative voice is represented when Part III: Apacheria opens?

(see the answer key)

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