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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. There is a saying about La Bestia that states, "Go in alive, come out a" (18) what?
(a) A skeleton.
(b) A werewolf.
(c) A vampire.
(d) A mummy.

2. Luiselli remarks that often, which field is left blank by child responders on the questionnaire she is required to use?
(a) The field asking the name of the coyote associated with the child's journey.
(b) The field asking the whereabouts of a child's parents.
(c) The field asking the date a child had departed from his or her home country.
(d) The field asking the child's current address.

3. What is NOT a duty performed by Luiselli in her role as an interpreter?
(a) Getting coffee for her partner.
(b) Translating the children's answers for lawyers.
(c) Recording the children's answers.
(d) Interviewing the children in court.

4. What is NOT an adjective Luiselli uses to describe the reality revealed by the intake questionnaire for undocumented children, when compared to the United States green card application?
(a) Sunnier.
(b) More cynical.
(c) More brutal.
(d) Colder.

5. What is La Bestia?
(a) A bus.
(b) A train.
(c) A gondola.
(d) A river system.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what question does Luiselli begin the essay?

2. The process by which a child refugee is asked questions during an intake interview is called what?

3. What is the meaning of the Spanish word migra?

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

5. What treaty signed after the Mexican-American War resulted in Mexico losing half its territory to the United States?

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