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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. How does the older of the two sisters from Guatemala respond when Luiselli asks her how old she had been when she had first attended school?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) She says that she has never attended school.
(d) 5.

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 survive.
(b) Because she wanted to make her parents proud.
(c) Because she wanted to arrive.
(d) Because she wanted to find her mother.

3. What emotion does Luiselli's student share with her after they drop Manu off at his house?
(a) Shame.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Pride.

4. Asylum is granted by the United States government to whom?
(a) Children whose parents are proven to be deceased.
(b) Victims of human trafficking.
(c) People who are fleeing persecution based on their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, and/or association with a particular social group.
(d) Victims of certain crimes determined by the government on a case-by-case basis.

5. Who is prohibited from joining the children during their interviews with Luiselli?
(a) Their relatives.
(b) The police.
(c) ICE officers.
(d) Their social workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. The U visa is granted by the United States government to whom?

2. The acronym TIIA stands for Teenage Immigrant what Association?

3. The words migrants learn on the way to the United States contains the sentiment that to arrive is what?

4. What is the ultimate goal of Luiselli's work with child refugees?

5. The process by which a child refugee is asked questions during an intake interview is called what?

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