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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Community .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month of 2014 was the refugee crisis discussed by Luiselli officially declared?
(a) June.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) August.

2. What kind of court must make a ruling before a child immigrant can even request Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status in the immigration court?
(a) Civil court.
(b) Immigration court.
(c) Criminal court.
(d) Family court.

3. In what city did the Mara Salvatrucha 13 and Barrio 18 gangs originate?
(a) Rio.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Tijuana.

4. Luiselli sarcastically remarks that if an immigrant gets really comfortable in the United States, he or she may even begin to celebrate whom?
(a) The woman who sewed the first American flag.
(b) The actions of Confederate soldiers in the Civil War.
(c) The president who instituted slavery.
(d) The pilgrims who removed the alien Indians.

5. The organization S.T.R.O.N.G. is a nonprofit that focuses on teenagers in what location who are vulnerable to falling prey to gangs?
(a) Long Island.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) The east side of Chicago.
(d) Manhattan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Luiselli describes Manu's police report as ending with what kind of sentiment by the police?

2. Luiselli points out the sad irony of the situation when she states that "if the child answers the questionnaire" (61) in what manner, "he or she is more likely to have a case strong enough to increase its chances of being placed with a pro bono attorney" (61)?

3. A person with what job meets Luiselli and her niece downstairs on Luiselli's first day of work at the New York immigration court?

4. The family member Manu describes as the one who had always been the one sending money had lived in what location?

5. What is Luiselli's reply when Manu asks her where she is from during the interview?

(see the answer key)

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