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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. Luiselli states that the media's final point about the refugee children often comes as a warning that if the children stay, they will take what action?
(a) They will contribute to white flight.
(b) They will vote along Democratic lines.
(c) They will vote along Republican lines.
(d) They will reproduce.

2. What tool does Luiselli's family use to navigate during their road trip?
(a) A map.
(b) A navigation app on their phones.
(c) A car GPS system.
(d) Handwritten notes from prior research.

3. Which group of people does Luiselli NOT list when explaining the dangers of riding La Bestia?
(a) Policemen.
(b) Smugglers.
(c) Thieves.
(d) Snipers.

4. Where is the planned ultimate destination for Luiselli's road trip with her family?
(a) Kansas.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) California.
(d) Arizona.

5. Luiselli states that most of the children involved in the refugee crisis of 2014 are from all but which of the following countries?
(a) El Salvador.
(b) Guatemala.
(c) Venezuela.
(d) Honduras.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between April 2014 and August 2015, how may unaccompanied children were detained at the border between the United States and Mexico?

2. Luiselli asserts that until what action is taken, "solutions to the [refugee] crisis will be impossible" (46)?

3. Luiselli describes how all immigrants view the cruelty of the United States' border as what type of object?

4. What is the meaning of the Spanish word migra?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What statement does Luiselli make about the notion of accountability for a child refugee's safety?

3. What types of questions are asked on the green card application, according to Luiselli?

4. What does Luiselli mean when she states that Manu's police report acted as "a road map of a migration"? (43)

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

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

7. How does Luiselli incorporate the discussion of race into the discussion of the refugee crisis?

8. In what way are Mexican children subject to different rules than refugees from other countries seeking asylum in the United States?

9. What skill does Luiselli present as the most important one when she interviews child refugees in court?

10. For what reason do child refugees attempt to be "formally detained by Border Patrol officers" (18) once they reach the border between the United States and Mexico?

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