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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 remarks that while the man is driving, if she asks him what he is thinking about, he "usually" (156) replies with what word?

2. The coyote in Elegies for Lost Children begins with how many children under his supervision on their way to the United States?

3. What word spoken by the girl does the boy use as an example of the girl's intermittent brilliance?

4. In what way does the boy document his and the girl's encounter with the rancher on the tractor?

5. What term does the boy use to describe the things he had "invented and perfected way before" (204) the family's road trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bright spot does the boy say will remain in the situation even if the man and woman never find the two of them?

2. What is the woman's philosophy about answering the questions of the boy and girl?

3. What does the reader learn by the end of Part I about the woman's own childhood?

4. How does the fictional author of Elegies for Lost Children demonstrate the way in which the "man in charge" (164) despises being asked questions?

5. What clues does the boy leave for the man and woman in regard to his and the girl's plans?

6. What event causes the boy to become unhappy for the first time since he and the girl had set out on their journey together?

7. How does the boy plan to find the way to the town of Lordsburg and what does he plan to do once he and the girl reach Lordsburg?

8. What event causes the woman to question the boy about what he would do if he and the girl ever got lost while on their own?

9. What example does the boy give when he claims that the girl is "sometimes really smart" (196)?

10. What kind of animal does the boy wish for once he realizes that he and the girl are lost and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the theme of deception function within Lost Children Archive and what is Luiselli’s message regarding this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Luiselli’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Lost Children Archive.

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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