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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Part I: Border.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of people does Luiselli NOT list when explaining the dangers of riding La Bestia?
(a) Thieves.
(b) Smugglers.
(c) Policemen.
(d) Snipers.

2. Luiselli states that for her family's first three years living in the United States, they had been termed as what by immigration law?
(a) Nonresident aliens.
(b) Resident aliens.
(c) Removable aliens.
(d) Pending aliens.

3. What tool does Luiselli's family use to navigate during their road trip?
(a) Handwritten notes from prior research.
(b) A car GPS system.
(c) A map.
(d) A navigation app on their phones.

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

5. With what question does Luiselli begin the essay?
(a) Why did you come to the United States?
(b) When did you enter the United States?
(c) Has anyone hurt you since you have been in the United States?
(d) Have you been threatened by gangs?

Short Answer Questions

1. Luiselli describes how all immigrants view the cruelty of the United States' border as what type of object?

2. Luiselli states that the media's final point about the refugee children often comes as a warning that if the children stay, they will take what action?

3. What is NOT listed by Luiselli as a way that children refugees answer the question about when they had entered the United States?

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

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