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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Manuela reports to the woman that her two daughters have disappeared somewhere between two detention centers in what states?
(a) Texas and Arizona.
(b) New Mexico and Texas.
(c) California and Arizona.
(d) New Mexico and Arizona.

2. What gift does the woman give to the boy on his birthday?
(a) A Swiss army knife.
(b) A typewriter.
(c) A Polaroid camera.
(d) A lomography camera.

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

4. Whenever the woman turns on the radio in the family car, the first line of what novel is heard before anything else?
(a) The Road.
(b) Lord of the Flies.
(c) The Bean Trees.
(d) A Clockwork Orange.

5. On the way to Lawton, the man and woman promise the boy and girl a visit to what location?
(a) A basketball court.
(b) The UFO museum.
(c) A swimming pool.
(d) An amusement park.

6. How old is the girl upon the narrative's opening?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

7. The woman reflects upon the fact that "it takes clarity of mind and humility of heart" to understand that children can read and understand what text?
(a) War and Peace.
(b) Paradise Lost.
(c) Anna Karenina.
(d) The Bible.

8. The family is pulled over for what kind of traffic violation at one point early in their road trip?
(a) Not stopping at a stop sign.
(b) Jaywalking.
(c) Speeding.
(d) Running a red light.

9. The man tells the woman one day that his new project will call for him to relocate "more permanently" (20) to what part of the United States?
(a) The midwest.
(b) The northwest.
(c) The southwest.
(d) The northeast.

10. What animal does the boy hope will appear in the photograph he takes at the Baltimore aquarium?
(a) A fish.
(b) A turtle.
(c) An octopus.
(d) A starfish.

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

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

13. 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 mirror.
(b) A bucket of water.
(c) A wall.
(d) A curb.

14. The woman states that in the past "six or seven months" (18) over how many undocumented children from Mexico and the Northern Triangle had been detained at the southern U.S. border?
(a) 80,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 20,000.

15. In what type of dwelling had the man, woman, boy, and girl first lived together?
(a) A commune.
(b) A house.
(c) An immigration detention facility.
(d) An apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What make of car does the family buy for the road trip?

2. What country is NOT considered a part of the Northern Triangle?

3. About how many languages does the woman say are spoken in New York City?

4. The woman remarks that whenever the family listens to the radio during their road trip, she tries to find news about "the situation" (39) at what location?

5. When the boy discovers that a Polaroid picture will not develop properly in the light, what object does he use to protect his photos?

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