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

2. What make of car does the family buy for the road trip?
(a) Volkswagen.
(b) Volvo.
(c) Saab.
(d) Toyota.

3. What emotion does the woman say that the boy "normally represses" (37)?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Enthusiasm.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of dwelling had the man, woman, boy, and girl first lived together?

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

3. The woman recalls attending a vigil outside of what kind of establishment a few months before the road trip?

4. For how many years have the man and the woman at the center of the narrative known one another?

5. How many archiving boxes does the family take with them on their road trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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