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

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

3. What is the name of Manu's aunt?
(a) Alina.
(b) Mana.
(c) Luisa.
(d) Maria.

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

5. Luiselli states that "It only takes a group of ten motivated students to begin making" (95) what kind of difference?
(a) Small.
(b) Life-changing.
(c) Meaningful.
(d) Monumental.

Short Answer Questions

1. Luiselli states that to take what action "is the founding myth of" (98) American society?

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

3. The Guatemalan girls in Luiselli's depiction of their interview are what ages?

4. The author asserts that "the United States is a country full of" (95) what?

5. Luiselli points out the sad irony of the situation when she states that "if the child answers the questionnaire" (61) in what manner, "he or she is more likely to have a case strong enough to increase its chances of being placed with a pro bono attorney" (61)?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way did Luiselli make the most of her ability to facilitate conversation within her "first semester of teaching at Hofstra University"? (91)

2. Why are child refugees not entitled to "the free legal counsel that American law guarantees" (67) to so many?

3. Discuss the irony Luiselli finds in the determination of a so-called correct answer in the context of immigration court.

4. Describe Luiselli's employment of imagery in order to get across what it feels like for immigrants once they have been in the United States for a sustained period of time.

5. What is the United States's public position on free education for all children within its borders and why is it significant in the context of Luiselli's argument?

6. Discuss an instance in Part III: Home when Luiselli uses a simile to indicate powerlessness.

7. Describe an instance when Luiselli uses a simile to describe the border between the United States and Mexico.

8. How does Luiselli use the motif of sound to make a particular point within Part III: Home?

9. How does the theme of sacrifice arise within the final passages of Part IV: Community?

10. What is the symbolism of Luiselli's daughter's question regarding the fates of the child refugees?

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