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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Court.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Luiselli's first-day plan goes awry due to the volume of refugee children she receives in the office?
(a) The author had been instructed to shadow a lawyer for a whole week before interviewing children on her own.
(b) The author had been instructed to shadow a lawyer for a whole day before interviewing children on her own.
(c) The author had been instructed to watch a video about the process before interviewing children on her own.
(d) The author had been instructed to watch from behind a two-way mirror before interviewing children on her own.

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

3. Luiselli states that "the priority juvenile docket implied that deportation proceedings against children were accelerated by" (39) what percentage?
(a) 64%.
(b) 34%.
(c) 94%.
(d) 54%.

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

5. Luiselli creates a metaphor for the similarities among the children's stories by depicting the scribbling on the whiteboard as what object?
(a) A light bulb.
(b) A blanket.
(c) Scaffolding.
(d) A brick.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was the protest against the arrival of undocumented immigrants held in 2014, then becoming the object of the author's discussion?

2. Luiselli notes that every member of the organization that provides resources to child and teenage refugees has what quality?

3. What is NOT a way in which Luiselli's family learns information about the developing child refugee crisis during their road trip?

4. To what type of building does Luiselli compare the screening room where she interviews child refugees?

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

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