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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Within what state is Luiselli's family when they first hear "about the wave of children arriving, alone and undocumented, at the border" (11)?
(a) New York.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Oklahoma.

2. In what year was the Indian Removal Act approved by Congress?
(a) 1830.
(b) 1872.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1886.

3. 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 backpack.
(c) In his shoe.
(d) In his hat.

4. The process by which a child refugee is asked questions during an intake interview is called what?
(a) Triage.
(b) Screening.
(c) Prioritizing.
(d) Lining.

5. What objects are set out for the entertainment of the younger children being interviewed?
(a) Crayons and paper.
(b) Books.
(c) Board games.
(d) Video games.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose point of view does Luiselli claim is always ignored within the struggle to understand the refugee crisis?

2. What is NOT listed by Luiselli as a way that children refugees answer the question about when they had entered the United States?

3. The person who meets Luiselli and her niece downstairs on the author's first day of work at the New York immigration court introduces the author immediately to two members of what organization?

4. A person with what job meets Luiselli and her niece downstairs on Luiselli's first day of work at the New York immigration court?

5. What is the term for someone hired to accompany a migrant to a particular border?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason do many family members of child refugees refrain from presenting themselves in court in order to support the child's plea for immigration relief?

2. La Bestia's routes begin in which two towns?

3. With what question does Part I: Border begin and why?

4. How does Luiselli create a contrast in Part II: Court between two types of emergencies related to the refugee crisis?

5. Why do the answers to one particular question on the intake questionnaire cause Luiselli to feel ashamed?

6. Which actions taken by Luiselli and her niece demonstrate the women's dedication to helping victims of the refugee crisis?

7. How does Luiselli draw a connection between different eras in terms of the word removal?

8. What does the police report symbolize?

9. For what reason are child refugees often untruthful or evasive in their answers to the intake questionnaire?

10. What is Luiselli's purpose for comparing and contrasting the green card application with the intake questionnaire given to unaccompanied minors?

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