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

2. The child refugee's radio interview reveals that which of his family members had died along the journey to the United States?
(a) His mother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His sister.
(d) His brother.

3. As the family crosses Memphis, they play the song entitled "Graceland" by what musician?
(a) Paul Simon.
(b) Johnny Cash.
(c) Sting.
(d) Carlos Santana.

4. Which of the following actions is a frequent habit of the girl at the center of the story?
(a) She rarely speaks.
(b) She rocks when anxious.
(c) She sucks her thumb.
(d) She does not make eye contact.

5. What object does the boy throw off the cliff as part of his plan to break the silence cast upon the meal by the man and the woman?
(a) A shoe.
(b) A hat.
(c) A popsicle.
(d) A branch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does the woman say that the boy "normally represses" (37)?

2. The note the boy leaves inside one of the banker's boxes says that he and the girl are going to look for the "lost" (238) what?

3. What two items does the boy retrieve from the glove compartment of the family car on the night he sneaks out to get a book?

4. What word spoken by the girl does the boy use as an example of the girl's intermittent brilliance?

5. On what type of document does the boy draw the route he and the girl plan to take as they set out in search of lost people?

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