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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Apacheria: "Dust Valleys" - Lost Children Archive: "Box IV" - "Box VII".

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) Tucson.
(b) Tulsa.
(c) Albuquerque.
(d) Asheville.

2. 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.

3. After the woman's mother had gone to join a guerilla movement, how much time passed before the woman saw her mother again?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 5 years.

4. 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?
(a) A parking ticket.
(b) A court summons.
(c) A map.
(d) A newspaper clipping.

5. When the boy describes eating "a real breakfast in a diner" (218) the reader is meant to recognize which location that was also described earlier in the narrative by the woman?
(a) Aroma Cafe.
(b) Dixie's Cafe.
(c) Billie's Cafe.
(d) Juliet Cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. The note the boy leaves inside one of the banker's boxes states that he and the girl will meet the man and woman in what location?

2. How does the rest of the family react when the boy throws an object off the cliff in hopes of breaking the tense silence at lunch on the day of the hike?

3. The woman claims that fear "in the daytime, under the sun" (157) belongs to whom?

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

5. Which of the following actions is a frequent habit of the girl at the center of the story?

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