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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "A Dark River, Perhaps a New Life" - Chapter 7: "The Girl Left Behind".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do migrants call Chiapas?
(a) They call it the easy part of the journey.
(b) They call it the beast.
(c) They call it a place they love.
(d) They call it the promise land.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what happens to Enrique?
(a) He wanders into Las Anonas bleeding and hurt.
(b) He goes back home.
(c) He arrives in America.
(d) He gets a job in Oaxaca, Mexico.

3. What does Enrique's mother give him for Christmas in Chapter 7?
(a) A car.
(b) A gun.
(c) A passport.
(d) A shirt.

4. Why does Diaz decide to help Enrique?
(a) He does it as a favor for Mayor Carrasco.
(b) Diaz knows that burying Enrique would cost more than taking him to the local doctor.
(c) He feels like it's his calling to help migrants.
(d) He does it because he has a son Enrique's age.

5. What does María Isabel pray?
(a) She prays she is pregnant with twins.
(b) She prays she is not pregnant.
(c) She prays she can join Enrique on his journey.
(d) She prays that Mexican Immigration authorities will catch Enrique and bring him back to Honduras.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the answers below IS NOT one of the rules Enrique has learned about Chiapas?

2. How many migrants who arrive at the Albergue Belén shelter in Tapachula, on average, are robbed, beaten, or extorted by police?

3. Why is Enrique careful not to fall asleep on the train?

4. Who is Lourdes' sister that calls her to criticize about Maria Isabel in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 2, it is March 24, 2000. How long has Enrique been without his mom?

(see the answer key)

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