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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue - Chapter 1: "The Boy Left Behind".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do many Honduran mothers pull their children from school?
(a) They want to homeschool them.
(b) They do not value education.
(c) They have them watch siblings, work, or beg.
(d) They like to have them home to spend time with them.

2. With whom does Belky live when her mother leaves?
(a) She lives with an aunt.
(b) She lives with her grandmother.
(c) She lives with her family.
(d) She lives with a friend.

3. Where does Enrique go to live after he leaves his grandmother's house?
(a) He goes to live with María Isabel.
(b) He goes to live with a friend.
(c) He goes to live by himself.
(d) He goes to live with his Uncle Marco.

4. What happens to most children who set out on the journey to find their mothers?
(a) They do not make it.
(b) They go to college in the United States.
(c) They find their mothers.
(d) They become United States citizens.

5. According to Nazario, how many immigrants enter the United States illegally each year?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 700,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 1,000,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fueled the wave of female immigrants' entry into the United States?

2. With whom does Maria Isabel love when she meets Enrique?

3. Who is Diana?

4. How much money per month does Lourdes pay to live in a converted carport?

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

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