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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the eighth elegy of the book Elegies for Lost Children, it is revealed that the boys in the group are allowed to relieve themselves a maximum of how many times per day while riding atop the train?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. In the seventh elegy of the book Elegies of Lost Children, the group of children are told that they must wait how many days before the next train comes?
(a) 5-7.
(b) 2-4.
(c) 1-2.
(d) 9-10.

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

4. When the boy considers whether the black birds above may be forming arrows, he decides that only what type of bird "can be trusted" (264)?
(a) A falcon.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A magpie.
(d) A raven.

5. When the plane has been loaded with children and begins to move, what action do the immigration officers take that angers the woman?
(a) They clap.
(b) They wave goodbye.
(c) They dance.
(d) They sit down.

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

7. 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 let the dog lead the way.
(c) To avoid getting bitten.
(d) To be ready to jump on his back.

8. To whom does the banker's box belong that the boy retrieves from the trunk of the family car one night?
(a) The girl.
(b) The woman.
(c) The man.
(d) The boy.

9. 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 branch.
(c) A hat.
(d) A popsicle.

10. The woman recalls that she had been how old when her mother had left the family to "join a guerilla movement" (172)?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

11. How many girls are under the supervision of the coyote at the start of the journey in Elegies for Lost Children?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

13. 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 court summons.
(b) A parking ticket.
(c) A newspaper clipping.
(d) A map.

14. 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?
(a) They grab the boy.
(b) They smile.
(c) They scream.
(d) They walk away.

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

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

3. At what kind of establishment has the family stopped when they hear about the imminent deportation of children?

4. 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?

5. When the woman finds fault with the boy's answer about what he would do if he and the girl became lost, what does she say is the right answer?

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