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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The charge against a child immigrant fundamentally states "that the child came to the United States without lawful permission and is therefore" (58)?
(a) Unable to apply for asylum or immigrant status.
(b) Removable.
(c) A resident.
(d) An alien.

3. What type of transportation do Luiselli and her niece utilize to get home from their first day conducting interviews, causing the author to think of the mystical quality of the boy's police report?
(a) Trolley.
(b) Taxi.
(c) Subway.
(d) Train.

4. Where is the planned ultimate destination for Luiselli's road trip with her family?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Kansas.
(c) California.
(d) New Mexico.

5. What does Luiselli say is always the children's reaction when they hear the words ganga or pandillero?
(a) They are excited by the mention of the words.
(b) They are terrified by the mention of the words.
(c) They are ashamed at the mention of the words.
(d) They are saddened by the mention of the words.

Short Answer Questions

1. Luiselli states that most of the children involved in the refugee crisis of 2014 are from all but which of the following countries?

2. Luiselli asserts that until what action is taken, "solutions to the [refugee] crisis will be impossible" (46)?

3. Luiselli is a resident of what city at the time of the essay's writing?

4. When Luiselli describes the media's treatment of the child refugees, what metaphor does she use to represent how the media treats the children?

5. What part of Luiselli's first-day plan goes awry due to the volume of refugee children she receives in the office?

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