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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A lawyer eventually reveals that the list upon the whiteboard is meant to help children recall the phases of their what during the interview?
(a) Life.
(b) Journey.
(c) Struggle.
(d) Future.

2. The Guatemalan girls in Luiselli's depiction of their interview are what ages?
(a) 5 and 7.
(b) 9 and 13.
(c) 2 and 3.
(d) 12 and 15.

3. What part of Luiselli's first-day plan goes awry due to the volume of refugee children she receives in the office?
(a) The author had been instructed to watch from behind a two-way mirror before interviewing children on her own.
(b) The author had been instructed to watch a video about the process before interviewing children on her own.
(c) The author had been instructed to shadow a lawyer for a whole week before interviewing children on her own.
(d) The author had been instructed to shadow a lawyer for a whole day before interviewing children on her own.

4. What percentage of women and girls who cross Mexico on their way to the United States border are raped along the way?
(a) 80.
(b) 60.
(c) 25.
(d) 40.

5. The process by which a child refugee is asked questions during an intake interview is called what?
(a) Lining.
(b) Prioritizing.
(c) Screening.
(d) Triage.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month of 2014 was the refugee crisis discussed by Luiselli officially declared?

2. What is the ultimate goal of Luiselli's work with child refugees?

3. Which group of people does Luiselli NOT list when explaining the dangers of riding La Bestia?

4. What is La Bestia?

5. The three countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras make up the area of the world called what?

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