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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. 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 whereabouts of a child's parents.
(b) The field asking the name of the coyote associated with the child's journey.
(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.

2. Luiselli explains that "what happens to children during their journey through" what country "is worse than what happens anywhere else" (24)?
(a) Mexico.
(b) The United States.
(c) Honduras.
(d) Guatemala.

3. What year does Luiselli's described family road trip take place?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2014.
(d) 1990.

4. What treaty signed after the Mexican-American War resulted in Mexico losing half its territory to the United States?
(a) The Treaty of Dannemora.
(b) The Chamizal Convention.
(c) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
(d) The TRIPS agreement.

5. Luiselli states unequivocally that all child refugees from Mexico and Central America travel with whom?
(a) A parent.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A humanitarian worker.
(d) A sibling.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many Central Americans are estimated to ride La Bestia annually?

3. Where is the planned ultimate destination for Luiselli's road trip with her family?

4. During what season does Luiselli set out on a road trip with her family?

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

(see the answer key)

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