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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Reenactment: "Maps and Boxes" - "Lost".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The woman compares a documentarian to what other career position?
(a) A fortuneteller.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A librarian.
(d) A librarian.

2. When the woman wants to know what the boy would do if he and the girl became lost, he answers that he would look for the man and the woman in what location?
(a) In Echo Canyon.
(b) In Benedict Canyon.
(c) In Laurel Canyon.
(d) In New York City.

3. The coyote in Elegies for Lost Children begins with how many children under his supervision on their way to the United States?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 11.

4. How many daughters does Manuela have?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. On the family's way to the airport near Roswell, the boy requests a song about David Bowie that focuses on what kind of a person?
(a) A rebel.
(b) An astronaut.
(c) A young American.
(d) A hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along what sort of pathway do the boy and the girl walk as they gradually begin to realize that they are lost?

2. Manuela originally asks the woman to help her prevent her daughters from what fate?

3. Once the narrative perspective shifts away from the woman, to whom does the narrative voice transfer?

4. Which member of the family ends up with the warrior name of Lucky Arrow?

5. As stated in the eighth elegy, the presence of what creature is the only thing that makes the girls in Elegies for Lost Children feel safe as they are crouched between train cars relieving themselves?

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