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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens if two burrowing parakeets are separated?
(a) They overeat.
(b) They die of loneliness.
(c) They find a new mate.
(d) They quickly forget the other.

2. Where did Ana sleep the night before Jeanette saw her get dropped off at her mother's house?
(a) Her babysitter's house.
(b) Her aunt's house.
(c) Her father's house.
(d) Her teacher's house.

3. What does Maria name her daughter at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Emilia.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Cecilia.
(d) Aurelia.

4. Who goes to look for Antonio at the end of Chapter 1 after Maria gives birth?
(a) Maria.
(b) Portenos.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

5. Where is Gloria at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Her townhouse in Miami.
(b) Prison in Mexico.
(c) Family detention center in Texas.
(d) Her family home in El Salvador.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeanette see at the start of Chapter 4 while being intimate on the beach?

2. What is the maximum number of days a child is supposed to be detained?

3. Which presidential administration is arguing to increase the number of days a child can be detained if with a parent?

4. What does Gloria think of as "a constant calculation of what-if...I gave up" (61)?

5. What does a man in an office tell Gloria will happen if she signs the paper she does not understand?

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