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

2. When the family reaches a motel modeled after Elvis's persona, which member of the family has enthusiasm that proves to be contagious?
(a) The girl.
(b) The woman.
(c) The man.
(d) The boy.

3. 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?
(a) The White House.
(b) The southern border of the United States.
(c) A particular detention center in Texas.
(d) The tip of the Northern Triangle.

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

5. What country is NOT considered a part of the Northern Triangle?
(a) Honduras.
(b) Guatemala.
(c) Venezuela.
(d) El Salvador.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the boy and girl related to the man and the woman with whom they are traveling?

2. The man and the woman had first met while working on a project involving which of the five senses?

3. The child refugee's interview on the radio reveals that La Bestia is what type of object?

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

5. The family is pulled over for what kind of traffic violation at one point early in their road trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the woman react to hearing the radio interview with the boy being held in a Texas detention center?

2. Compare and contrast the woman's response to the boy's angry outbursts with the man's reaction.

3. What "superstitious impulse" (68) is the woman always unable to resist?

4. What object does the woman collect during the trip and keep inside her boot for the remainder of the trip and why?

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

6. While the man wants the road trip to end in Arizona, the woman wants to visit what state so that she can pursue her own next project?

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

8. What sort of text is included within the man's Box III that is not included within the woman's box?

9. 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?

10. Describe the circumstances that led to the formation of the family at the center of Lost Children Archive.

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