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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Family Soundscapes: "Box IV" - Reenactment: "Deportations".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What color is the book entitled Elegies for Lost Children?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

5. How many maps are contained within Box IV?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the family reaches a motel modeled after Elvis's persona, which member of the family has enthusiasm that proves to be contagious?

3. How many weeks have passed since the trip's beginning when Manuela calls the woman again?

4. The child refugee's radio interview reveals that which of his family members had died along the journey to the United States?

5. The girl becomes obsessed with the fact that which historical figure had died after falling off his horse?

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