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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Luiselli states that "the main problem with asylum is that if it's granted, the children can never" (59) take what action?
(a) Leave the United States without jeopardizing their immigration status in the United States.
(b) Return to their home countries without jeopardizing their citizen status in their home countries.
(c) Return to their home countries without jeopardizing their immigration status in the United States.
(d) Recover their belongings without jeopardizing their immigration status in the United States.

2. From what country had Manu fled, ending up in the screening room with Luiselli?
(a) Mexico.
(b) El Salvador.
(c) Honduras.
(d) Guatemala.

3. On what topic does Nimmi Gowrinathan deliver a lecture when visiting Luiselli's class?
(a) Classism.
(b) Humanitarian efforts.
(c) Political activism.
(d) White privilege.

4. 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) March.
(c) November.
(d) June.

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

6. What activity does Luiselli wonder if she is still allowed to do after she is forced to temporarily resign from her teaching position?
(a) Writing.
(b) Exercising.
(c) Contacting the child refugees.
(d) Reporting.

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

8. By whom does Manu say he had been raised until a year ago?
(a) His father.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

9. Luiselli states, "It was clear that our only role in the court was to serve as a fragile and slippery" (67) what between the refugee children and the United States court system?
(a) Hand clasp.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Rope.
(d) Ladder.

10. The charge against a child immigrant fundamentally states "that the child came to the United States without lawful permission and is therefore" (58)?
(a) Removable.
(b) An alien.
(c) Unable to apply for asylum or immigrant status.
(d) A resident.

11. The day before the two sisters left Guatemala, their grandmother sewed what number into the collars of their dresses?
(a) Their mother's phone number.
(b) Their grandfather's address.
(c) Their ages.
(d) Their social security numbers.

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

13. Luiselli sarcastically remarks that if an immigrant gets really comfortable in the United States, he or she may even begin to celebrate whom?
(a) The woman who sewed the first American flag.
(b) The pilgrims who removed the alien Indians.
(c) The president who instituted slavery.
(d) The actions of Confederate soldiers in the Civil War.

14. Luiselli asserts that the main element needed to help the children involved in the refugee crisis since 2014 is what?
(a) Doctors who will work for limited pay.
(b) The privatization of the coyote role.
(c) Methods of communication between children and parents.
(d) Lawyers who will work pro bono.

15. What right does Luiselli say "United States law guarantees" for all children, "no matter their nationality or immigrant status" (92)?
(a) The right to work.
(b) Free public education.
(c) Citizenship.
(d) Access to medical care.

Short Answer Questions

1. Asylum is granted by the United States government to whom?

2. At the time of Luiselli's first interview of Manu, with whom is Manu living?

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

4. To what location does Luiselli compare when describing how an immigrant begins to think of his or her home country after a long time living in the United States?

5. Which question on the screening questionnaire does Luiselli describe as "the one that often opens Pandora's box" (73)?

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