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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The woman tells the reader that the man no longer looks "very often" (43) at what part of her body?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her waist.
(c) Her legs.
(d) Her neck.

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

3. Each member of the family buys something when the family ventures into what kind of store during their road trip?
(a) A shoe store.
(b) A clothing store.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A bakery.

4. The woman recalls attending a vigil outside of what kind of establishment a few months before the road trip?
(a) A courthouse.
(b) A prison.
(c) A detention center.
(d) A library.

5. About how many languages does the woman say are spoken in New York City?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 500.
(c) 800.
(d) 120.

6. Manuela originally asks the woman to help her prevent her daughters from what fate?
(a) From being arrested.
(b) From being kidnapped.
(c) From being physically abused.
(d) From being deported.

7. What is the subject of the sound documentary the woman begins creating after finishing the language project?
(a) Child refugees.
(b) Appropriation.
(c) Santeria.
(d) Rape.

8. Which member of the family ends up with the warrior name of Lucky Arrow?
(a) The woman.
(b) The man.
(c) The girl.
(d) The boy.

9. The man and the woman had first met while working on a project involving which of the five senses?
(a) Hearing.
(b) Sight.
(c) Smell.
(d) Touch.

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

11. The woman realizes at one point that the boy and girl use the term "lost children" (74) to refer to whom?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Child refugees.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Trafficked children.

12. During the road trip, the girl develops an obsession with a book called "The Book with No" (99) what?
(a) Ending.
(b) Swear words.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Cover.

13. The Bosavi people believe that the only sounds that constitute "the voice of memory and the resonance of ancestry" (98) are made by what creatures?
(a) Whales.
(b) Birds.
(c) Cats.
(d) Insects.

14. What word does the woman say is currently used as "a euphemism for 'deportation'" (132)?
(a) Repast.
(b) Regression.
(c) Removal.
(d) Repentance.

15. 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) The Bible.
(b) Anna Karenina.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) Paradise Lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The girl becomes obsessed with the fact that which historical figure had died after falling off his horse?

3. From what state does the family at the center of the narrative depart at the beginning of the novel?

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

5. The woman compares a documentarist to what other career position?

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