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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. Who helps with the creation of the materials that end up inside of the banker's box labeled Box VI?
(a) The man.
(b) The girl.
(c) The woman.
(d) The boy.

2. 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 let the dog lead the way.
(b) To avoid getting licked.
(c) To avoid getting bitten.
(d) To be ready to jump on his back.

3. What emotion does the woman say that the boy "normally represses" (37)?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Enthusiasm.
(d) Boredom.

4. At what kind of establishment has the family stopped when they hear about the imminent deportation of children?
(a) A cafe.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A motel.
(d) A gas station.

5. How many objects in total are contained within Box VII?
(a) 36.
(b) 72.
(c) 24.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the eighth elegy of the book Elegies for Lost Children, it is revealed that the boys in the group are allowed to relieve themselves a maximum of how many times per day while riding atop the train?

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

3. As the boy and the girl travel toward Echo Canyon, they are walking in which direction "into the heart of light" (316)?

4. After the woman's mother had gone to join a guerilla movement, how much time passed before the woman saw her mother again?

5. Whose tomb does the family visit just outside of Lawton?

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