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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Luiselli describes Manu's police report as ending with what kind of sentiment by the police?
(a) A vague promise to investigate.
(b) A vague promise to prosecute.
(c) A vague promise to set up a sting operation.
(d) A vague promise to conduct a few interviews.

2. Luiselli states that she and her niece "almost always leave immigration court" (68) in what manner?
(a) Only when they are exhausted.
(b) In silence.
(c) In haste.
(d) With reluctance.

3. 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.

4. The family member Manu describes as the one who had always been the one sending money had lived in what location?
(a) Honduras.
(b) Mexico.
(c) New York City.
(d) New Jersey.

5. Luiselli asserts that in what state many public schools deny immigrant children entry based on the illegal practice of asking for proper immigration paperwork?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) New York.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Manu at the time he is interviewed by Luiselli?

2. Whose point of view does Luiselli claim is always ignored within the struggle to understand the refugee crisis?

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?

4. What happened to cause Luiselli to have to temporarily resign from her teaching position?

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

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