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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. Toward what state does the family set out at the start of the narrative?
(a) Idaho.
(b) California.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Nevada.

2. Which of the following actions is a frequent habit of the girl at the center of the story?
(a) She sucks her thumb.
(b) She rocks when anxious.
(c) She does not make eye contact.
(d) She rarely speaks.

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

4. Manuela originally asks the woman to help her prevent her daughters from what fate?
(a) From being physically abused.
(b) From being arrested.
(c) From being kidnapped.
(d) From being deported.

5. About how many languages does the woman say are spoken in New York City?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 800.
(c) 500.
(d) 120.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does a customer at the Dixie Cafe use to refer to the family at the center of the narrative?

2. What country is NOT considered a part of the Northern Triangle?

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

4. The woman tells the reader that the man no longer looks "very often" (43) at what part of her body?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

9. For what purpose does the family plan to travel to Lawton?

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

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