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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "Seeking Mercy".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 does it because he has a son Enrique's age.
(d) He feels like it's his calling to help migrants.

2. What habit does Enrique develop?
(a) He becomes addicted to sniffing glue.
(b) He pulls at his hair.
(c) He bites his nails.
(d) He stutters.

3. Why is Enrique assaulted?
(a) The police are angry because he's trying to get across the border.
(b) The men rob him.
(c) His family has caught up with him, and they want to hurt him.
(d) He has made other migrants angry.

4. How do children traveling to the United States plan to find their mothers?
(a) They will call home and ask relatives to give them an address.
(b) They will ask an officer for help at the immigration check point.
(c) They carry their mother's phone numbers with them on their journey.
(d) They plan to email them once they make it across the U.S. border.

5. On average, how many migrants do Ariaga's Red Cross workers retrieve?
(a) 26.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Belky live when her mother leaves?

2. What is the average age of the child caught by the Border Patrol?

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

4. According to Nazario, how many immigrants enter the United States illegally each year?

5. Why do many Honduran mothers pull their children from school?

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