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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. How are the boy and girl related to the man and the woman with whom they are traveling?
(a) The girl and boy are the biological children of the man.
(b) The girl and boy are the niece and nephew of the man and woman.
(c) The girl is the woman's biological daughter and the boy is the man's biological son.
(d) The girl and boy are the children of family friends.

2. What animal does the boy hope will appear in the photograph he takes at the Baltimore aquarium?
(a) A starfish.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A fish.
(d) An octopus.

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

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?
(a) A paper bag.
(b) A book.
(c) A box of tissues.
(d) A box.

5. Which member of the family gets the greatest number of allocated boxes for the trip?
(a) The man.
(b) The girl.
(c) The boy.
(d) The woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the family crosses Memphis, they play the song entitled "Graceland" by what musician?

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

3. How old is the boy upon the narrative's opening?

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

5. After the man and woman are finished with their language project, the man takes on a project about what Native tribe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is the road trip from New York to Arizona a symbol of the family's imminent separation?

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

7. What does the reader learn about La Bestia when the family listens to a radio interview with a child refugee?

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

9. Discuss one of the quotes Luiselli uses as an epigraph within Part I: Soundscapes and how its themes are reflected within the first few passages of the novel.

10. How does the man reply when the boy asks him why he has chosen the Apache tribe as the subject of his newest project?

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