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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. At the time of the narrative's beginning, which character has just had a birthday the previous day?
(a) The girl.
(b) The husband.
(c) The wife.
(d) The boy.

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

3. When the boy discovers that a Polaroid picture will not develop properly in the light, what object does he use to protect his photos?
(a) A paper bag.
(b) A box of tissues.
(c) A book.
(d) A box.

4. The vigil described by the woman had involved the attendees placing their hands on what object as they say the names of missing family members?
(a) A wall.
(b) A bucket of water.
(c) A curb.
(d) A mirror.

5. After Manuela asks the woman to translate a series of documents, she asks her to meet with whom?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A congresswoman.
(c) A coyote.
(d) A lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. The coyote in Elegies for Lost Children begins with how many children under his supervision on their way to the United States?

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

3. The woman claims that "At night, fear belongs to" (157) whom?

4. The family is pulled over for what kind of traffic violation at one point early in their road trip?

5. The woman muses at one point that what element, when "real and sustained" (82) is hard to achieve within marriage?

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