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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. In what year did Luiselli write the Coda section?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2017.
(c) 2018.
(d) 2015.

2. What form of transportation did Luiselli take to the immigration court on the author's first day of work?
(a) Segway.
(b) Subway.
(c) Train.
(d) Taxi.

3. In what month of 2015 does Luiselli report beginning the essay entitled Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions?
(a) January.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) November.

4. What urge does Luiselli have to quell when she first sees the man wearing the Make America Great Again hat?
(a) The urge to snatch his hat off.
(b) The urge to ask him his intentions.
(c) The urge to insult him.
(d) The urge to ask him if he is a racist.

5. In what city was the protest against the arrival of undocumented immigrants held in 2014, then becoming the object of the author's discussion?
(a) Tempe, Arizona.
(b) Oracle, Arizona.
(c) Phoenix, Arizona.
(d) Mesa, Arizona.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some boys from what gang had waited outside of Manu's school one day, kicking off events that would end in tragedy?

2. With what question does Luiselli begin the essay?

3. Which president of the United States was involved in enacting the Indian Removal Act?

4. In what month of 2014 was the refugee crisis discussed by Luiselli officially declared?

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

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