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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The coyote threatens the children under his supervision with violence after one of children commits what transgression?
(a) Asks a question.
(b) Lies.
(c) Cries.
(d) Falls behind.

2. The girl tells the boy that if they ever got lost together in the forest "with a dog only" (218) she would stand next to the boy for what purpose?
(a) To avoid getting licked.
(b) To be ready to jump on his back.
(c) To let the dog lead the way.
(d) To avoid getting bitten.

3. Which object that the boy puts into his backpack as he prepares for the trek into the desert does not belong to the woman?
(a) The sound recorder.
(b) The pair of binoculars.
(c) The large map.
(d) The book called The Elegies of Lost Children.

4. In what stage of life was the boy when his biological mother died?
(a) Infancy.
(b) Early childhood.
(c) Adolescence.
(d) Prepubescence.

5. What sort of body of water is contained in the part of Elegies for Lost Children that the woman reads to the boy?
(a) A lake.
(b) A river.
(c) A bay.
(d) An ocean.

6. From what town does the boy plan to hop aboard a train while in the company of the girl?
(a) Lordsburg.
(b) Elko.
(c) Ellis.
(d) Sugar Pine.

7. The boy regrets giving a photograph of which character to the man as a present?
(a) The girl.
(b) The woman.
(c) The boy.
(d) The man.

8. What object does the woman attack in anger when she sees the immigration officers take a certain action when the plane starts to move?
(a) A fence.
(b) A trash can.
(c) A fire hydrant.
(d) A truck.

9. The epigraph by Virginia Woolf introducing Box IV mentions which vehicle of transportation?
(a) A train.
(b) An airplane.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A coal cart.

10. 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?
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) Girls.
(d) Boys.

11. 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) An astronaut.
(b) A hero.
(c) A young American.
(d) A rebel.

12. While making a statement about marginalization, the man compares the United States to "an enormous" (212) what?
(a) Cemetery.
(b) Prison.
(c) Party.
(d) Game of dodgeball.

13. To whom does Box IV belong?
(a) The man.
(b) The girl.
(c) The woman.
(d) The boy.

14. What term does the girl use to refer to the boy after he describes how an echo works?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Magician.
(c) Mr. Wizard.
(d) Liar.

15. At what kind of establishment has the family stopped when they hear about the imminent deportation of children?
(a) A motel.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A gas station.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children at the train yard dedicate their time to caring for the refugee children's damaged feet?

2. What piece of information does the woman ask the boy to recite upon demand?

3. In what way does the boy document his and the girl's encounter with the rancher on the tractor?

4. When the woman agrees to read to the boy from Elegies for Lost Children, how many chapters does she agree to read aloud?

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?

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