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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years have the man and the woman at the center of the narrative known one another?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 years.

2. The woman recalls that when she had been three months' pregnant with the girl, she had visited which of her family members in Chicago?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her father.

3. The family expects a "godforsaken little town" (82) and are surprised by the reality when they arrive in what city?
(a) Tulsa.
(b) Asheville.
(c) Tucson.
(d) Albuquerque.

4. 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 bookstore.
(c) A clothing store.
(d) A bakery.

5. In what state had the man and the woman first met?
(a) Utah.
(b) New York.
(c) Arizona.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. The immigration detention center in New Mexico to which Manuela's daughters are transferred had formerly been what kind of building?

2. 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?

3. Which member of the family gets the greatest number of allocated boxes for the trip?

4. In answer to the boy's query, the woman says that "documenting just means to collect the present for" (102) what?

5. During the road trip, the girl develops an obsession with a book called "The Book with No" (99) what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompts the woman to begin to record the man's Apache stories as he tells them?

2. Describe an instance when the girl's vivacious personality influences the rest of the family's behavior.

3. How does the woman define documentation for the boy?

4. While the woman does not keep a journal, she uses what other method that she believes serves the same purpose?

5. Describe how Luiselli uses the theme of appearance versus reality to characterize the notion of romantic partnership.

6. What warrior name does each member of the family take on and who begins the process?

7. What do the boy and girl call child refugees and what is the woman's reaction to their choice?

8. What quality does the woman say is difficult to maintain within a marriage in a "real and sustained" (82) manner?

9. For what purpose does the family at the center of the narrative bring bankers' boxes along on their road trip?

10. In what way does Luiselli use the traditional notion of the American Dream to comment on the reasons refugees from the Northern Triangle leave their homes?

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