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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. What is the only object the boy packs inside of the girl's backpack before he takes her on a trek into the desert?
(a) A flashlight.
(b) A book.
(c) A bottle of water.
(d) A map.

2. When the woman finds fault with the boy's answer about what he would do if he and the girl became lost, what does she say is the right answer?
(a) Sit down and remain still.
(b) Find the North Star and start walking toward it.
(c) Look for a road.
(d) Pray.

3. On what type of document does the boy draw the route he and the girl plan to take as they set out in search of lost people?
(a) A court summons.
(b) A map.
(c) A parking ticket.
(d) A newspaper clipping.

4. After three days of waiting for news of the whereabouts of their children, the man and woman decide to set out on their own in which direction?
(a) West.
(b) Southwest.
(c) North.
(d) East.

5. How many daughters does Manuela have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. The child refugee's interview on the radio reveals that La Bestia is what type of object?

2. The boy says that when the man gets in one of his melancholy moods, he never takes what action?

3. Which object that the boy puts into his backpack as he prepares for the trek into the desert does not belong to the woman?

4. Which of the following actions is a frequent habit of the girl at the center of the story?

5. What sort of body of water is contained in the part of Elegies for Lost Children that the woman reads to the boy?

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