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

2. What do the people in the area in Chapter 4 understand about why migrants leave their countries?
(a) They do so out of deep necessity.
(b) They do so because they want to see the scenery along Mexico.
(c) They do so because they want to see the world.
(d) They do so because they are mad at their families.

3. How long did Sonia Nazario spend traveling in Honduras, Mexico, and the United States for the book?
(a) She spent two years.
(b) She spent six months.
(c) She spent one year.
(d) She spent three weeks.

4. How many gangs control the tops of freight trains that operate north of the Río Suchiate?
(a) 100.
(b) 19.
(c) 56.
(d) 25.

5. Of the children who enter the U.S. illegally, what percentage are looking for their mothers?
(a) 10%.
(b) 100%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 75%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Lourdes when she arrives in Los Angeles?

2. What does the priest do with the $37,500 he saved for retirement?

3. Who is Santos?

4. After Díaz decides to help Enrique, he turns him over to his driver. On the way to the doctor, the are approached by a municipal officer. What startles Enrique about this encounter?

5. How old is Diana when Santos returns to Lourdes?

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