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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Coda: Eight Brief Postscripts.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what month of 2014 was the refugee crisis discussed by Luiselli officially declared?
(a) June.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) August.

3. The three countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras make up the area of the world called what?
(a) The Western Triangle.
(b) The Northern Triangle.
(c) The Eastern Triangle.
(d) The Southern Triangle.

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

5. What part of Luiselli's first-day plan goes awry due to the volume of refugee children she receives in the office?
(a) The author had been instructed to watch a video about the process before interviewing children on her own.
(b) The author had been instructed to shadow a lawyer for a whole day before interviewing children on her own.
(c) The author had been instructed to shadow a lawyer for a whole week before interviewing children on her own.
(d) The author had been instructed to watch from behind a two-way mirror before interviewing children on her own.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What county does Luiselli say is guilty of denying entrance to many children based on their lack of appropriate immigration papers?

3. Before the immigration crisis was officially declared, how long were minors seeking immigration relief given to find lawyers?

4. Where is Luiselli headed when she encounters the man with the Make America Great Again hat?

5. What is NOT an adjective Luiselli uses to describe the reality revealed by the intake questionnaire for undocumented children, when compared to the United States green card application?

(see the answer key)

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