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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what season does Luiselli set out on a road trip with her family?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

2. Within what state is Luiselli's family when they first hear "about the wave of children arriving, alone and undocumented, at the border" (11)?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) New York.

3. How old was Luiselli's niece at the time she accompanied her aunt to Luiselli's first day as an interpreter in the New York immigration court?
(a) 32.
(b) 24.
(c) 12.
(d) 19.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Luiselli, what is most often the answer given when child refugees are asked their reason for coming to the United States?

2. Who is prohibited from joining the children during their interviews with Luiselli?

3. What is NOT contained in the police report Manu presents to Luiselli during her first-ever interview of a child refugee?

4. In what city did the Mara Salvatrucha 13 and Barrio 18 gangs originate?

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

(see the answer key)

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