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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. In what year was the Indian Removal Act approved by Congress?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1872.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1886.

2. How many Central Americans are estimated to ride La Bestia annually?
(a) Half a million.
(b) A million.
(c) Two million.
(d) Two hundred thousand

3. When Luiselli describes the media's treatment of the child refugees, what metaphor does she use to represent how the media treats the children?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Flies.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Mosquitoes.

4. 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) Pending aliens.
(c) Removable aliens.
(d) Resident aliens.

5. What is NOT a way in which Luiselli's family learns information about the developing child refugee crisis during their road trip?
(a) Online searches.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Radio.
(d) Calls from family members in Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tool does Luiselli's family use to navigate during their road trip?

2. What is NOT a duty performed by Luiselli in her role as an interpreter?

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

4. Luiselli states unequivocally that all child refugees from Mexico and Central America travel with whom?

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

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