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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: "Gifts and Faith" - Chapter 5: "On the Border".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Lourdes when she arrives in Los Angeles?
(a) She goes back to Honduras.
(b) She goes to work in the airport.
(c) Her smuggler leaves her.
(d) She catches a flight to Miami.

2. Why is one reason the people of Chiapas ARE NOT fed up with Central American migrants?
(a) They are poorer than Mexicans and ignorant.
(b) They are bring disease, prostitution, and crime.
(c) They contribute to the local economy.
(d) They are afraid the gunfire from la migra will hit them.

3. What allows Enrique to sleep behind the black iron gates in Chapter 3?
(a) He pays them.
(b) He has a relationship with one of the members of a gang.
(c) He is a kid, so they want to protect him.
(d) He has been there so many times they just allow him to come inside.

4. How long does Lourdes plan to stay in the United States?
(a) She plans to stay forever.
(b) She plans to stay for five years.
(c) She plans to stay for six months.
(d) She plans to stay for one year.

5. What does Enrique do when the migra agents spot him on top of the train in Chapter 3?
(a) He surrenders to la migra.
(b) He hides.
(c) He leaps from car to car, and then leaps off the train.
(d) He and some friends fight back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are madrinas?

2. Where does Enrique sleep after the doctor is finished with him?

3. What is Lourdes' first job in the United States?

4. How old is the gangster who sleeps next to Enrique in Chapter 3?

5. Francisca Aguirre Juárez sometimes does what to gain support of the local police?

(see the answer key)

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