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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman muses at one point that what element, when "real and sustained" (82) is hard to achieve within marriage?

2. What gift does the woman give to the boy on his birthday?

3. The woman realizes at one point that the boy and girl use the term "lost children" (74) to refer to whom?

4. What past tense verb does the woman use to indicate what happened to the girl's biological father?

5. Each member of the family buys something when the family ventures into what kind of store during their road trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine Luiselli’s message within the novel Lost Children Archive regarding the idea that the American media directly influences its citizens' thinking about the topic of immigration in manipulative and harmful ways.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Lost Children Archive and one of the novel's main messages. How does Luiselli make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Luiselli’s focus on the plight of refugee children depicted in Lost Children Archive. What message is Luiselli sending about this social issue?

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