1. With whom does the woman share news of trouble in her marriage before the family leaves for the road trip?
(a) No one.
(b) A couple of friends.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The boy and the girl.

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

3. For how many years have the man and the woman at the center of the narrative known one another?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 years.

4. After the man and woman are finished with their language project, the man takes on a project about what Native tribe?
(a) Iroquois.
(b) Comanche.
(c) Osage.
(d) Apache.

5. What gift does the woman give to the boy on his birthday?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) A Polaroid camera.
(c) A Swiss army knife.
(d) A lomography camera.

Short Answer 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?

2. The woman tells the reader that the man no longer looks "very often" (43) at what part of her body?

3. Which member of the family gets the greatest number of allocated boxes for the trip?

4. What country is NOT considered a part of the Northern Triangle?

5. How many archiving boxes does the family take with them on their road trip?

(see the answer key)

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