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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color tattoos did Marcelo have?
(a) Red.
(b) Red and blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Black and white.

2. In Chapter 1, where is Mali's ex-boyfriend probably moving?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Chile.
(c) Spain.
(d) Nicaragua.

3. How old was Javier when his father left El Salvador?
(a) 1.
(b) Almost 3.
(c) Not quite 2.
(d) 4.

4. What trees were on the side of the road as Javier boarded the bus for Mexico in Chapter 2?
(a) Walnut.
(b) Banana.
(c) Fir.
(d) Willow.

5. In Chapter 2, where did Javier, his grandfather and the others spend their first night?
(a) Amatitlan.
(b) Tecun.
(c) Jalapa.
(d) San Benito.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Lupe when she had Julia?

2. How old was Grandma Socorro, Javier's paternal grandmother in Chapter 2?

3. On April 12, what time did Grandpa wake?

4. What time was lights out in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 2, when did Javier learn that his grandfather "retired" (59)?

(see the answer key)

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