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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. The family expects a "godforsaken little town" (82) and are surprised by the reality when they arrive in what city?
(a) Tulsa.
(b) Tucson.
(c) Asheville.
(d) Albuquerque.

2. The child refugee's interview on the radio reveals that La Bestia is what type of object?
(a) A train.
(b) A river.
(c) A plane.
(d) A boat.

3. Once the narrative perspective shifts away from the woman, to whom does the narrative voice transfer?
(a) Manuela.
(b) The man.
(c) The girl.
(d) The boy.

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

5. How old is the boy upon the narrative's opening?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many maps are contained within Box IV?

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

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

4. In what stage of life was the boy when his biological mother died?

5. At the time of the narrative's beginning, which character has just had a birthday the previous day?

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