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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Manu's family members does he say had always been the one to send money?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His sister.

2. Where does Manu keep the police report that he shows to Luiselli on her first day conducting interviews?
(a) In his pants pocket.
(b) In his hat.
(c) In his backpack.
(d) In his shoe.

3. Some boys from what gang had waited outside of Manu's school one day, kicking off events that would end in tragedy?
(a) MS-13.
(b) The Bloods.
(c) Barrio 18.
(d) The Grape Street Crips.

4. The words migrants learn as they are on their way to the United States contain the sentiment that to leave is to do what a little?
(a) Break.
(b) Live.
(c) Melt.
(d) Die.

5. How far into the semester does Luiselli say her first group of students began to speak up?
(a) Three-quarters of the way through the semester.
(b) One week before the end of the semester.
(c) After the first five minutes.
(d) Halfway through the semester.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Luiselli decide would be the topic of study within the first class she taught at Hofstra University?

2. The charge against a child immigrant fundamentally states "that the child came to the United States without lawful permission and is therefore" (58)?

3. During what season does Luiselli set out on a road trip with her family?

4. After the introduction of the priority juvenile docket, how long were minors seeking immigration relief given to find lawyers?

5. In what year did Luiselli begin working as an interpreter in the New York immigration court?

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