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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. To whom does Box IV belong?
(a) The boy.
(b) The woman.
(c) The girl.
(d) The man.

2. From what state does the family at the center of the narrative depart at the beginning of the novel?
(a) California.
(b) New York.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Puebla.

3. Which member of the family at the narrative's center identifies as a "documentarian" (98)?
(a) The girl.
(b) The woman.
(c) The boy.
(d) The man.

4. What country is NOT considered a part of the Northern Triangle?
(a) El Salvador.
(b) Venezuela.
(c) Guatemala.
(d) Honduras.

5. The woman's story about her parents traveling to India revolves around what object?
(a) A tape player.
(b) A CD player.
(c) A candle.
(d) A turntable.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the man and woman first got together, they had seized upon what form as a manifesto for their relationship?

2. 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?

3. When a flirtatious encounter results in the woman's possession of a man's phone number, where does she keep it during the rest of the trip?

4. The woman states that in the past "six or seven months" (18) over how many undocumented children from Mexico and the Northern Triangle had been detained at the southern U.S. border?

5. How many girls are under the supervision of the coyote at the start of the journey in Elegies for Lost Children?

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