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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Community .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what language is the list of memory-joggers written upon the whiteboard on Luiselli's first day interviewing child refugees?
(a) English.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Arabic.
(d) Russian.

2. At the end of Part Four, Luiselli quotes a little girl stating her reason for coming to the United States. What does the little girl say was her reason for coming?
(a) Because she wanted to make her parents proud.
(b) Because she wanted to survive.
(c) Because she wanted to arrive.
(d) Because she wanted to find her mother.

3. What course does Luiselli describe teaching at Hofstra University?
(a) Law and Society.
(b) Cultural Anthropology.
(c) Advanced Conversation.
(d) English.

4. Luiselli states, "It was clear that our only role in the court was to serve as a fragile and slippery" (67) what between the refugee children and the United States court system?
(a) Hand clasp.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Ladder.
(d) Rope.

5. What county does Luiselli say is guilty of denying entrance to many children based on their lack of appropriate immigration papers?
(a) Broward.
(b) Clark.
(c) King.
(d) Nassau.

Short Answer Questions

1. Luiselli points out the sad irony of the situation when she states that "if the child answers the questionnaire" (61) in what manner, "he or she is more likely to have a case strong enough to increase its chances of being placed with a pro bono attorney" (61)?

2. Who created the screening questionnaire used by Luiselli in her interviews with child refugees?

3. From what country had Manu fled, ending up in the screening room with Luiselli?

4. The Barrio 18 members had grown up in the gang culture of what city?

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

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