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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who created the screening questionnaire used by Luiselli in her interviews with child refugees?
(a) The Mexican government.
(b) The Immigrant Children Advocates' Relief Effort.
(c) The United States Department of Homeland Security.
(d) Amnesty International.

2. What is the ultimate goal of Luiselli's work with child refugees?
(a) To ensure they will be reunited with their families.
(b) To build a defense against their deportation.
(c) To give them a safe space to tell their stories.
(d) To write a book about the refugee crisis.

3. What form of transportation did Luiselli take to the immigration court on the author's first day of work?
(a) Subway.
(b) Train.
(c) Segway.
(d) Taxi.

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

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 blanket.
(b) A brick.
(c) A light bulb.
(d) Scaffolding.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Luiselli describes the media's treatment of the child refugees, what metaphor does she use to represent how the media treats the children?

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

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

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

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

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