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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: "Facing the Beast".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many estimated children enter the United States illegally without either parent?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 48,000.
(c) 75,000.
(d) 5,000.

2. Who does Mayor Carrasco ask for help?
(a) He asks a local doctor.
(b) He asks the local police.
(c) He asks the mayor of San Pedro Taanatepec.
(d) He asks la migra.

3. What do the bandits do once the day's robberies are over?
(a) They go to work at their night shift jobs.
(b) They go to Huixtla to drink and visit prostitutes.
(c) They go to the police station to share their loot.
(d) They go home to their families.

4. How old is the gangster who sleeps next to Enrique in Chapter 3?
(a) 21.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 13.

5. When Enrique flags down a down a car after being released from the hospital, what does the driver do?
(a) He kills him.
(b) He drives him to the Rio Grande.
(c) He takes Enrique to a migrant checkpoint and turns him over.
(d) He drives him to the train.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the field worker that discovers Enrique stumbling in a field?

2. What other nickname does Nazario share for the train?

3. What does Enrique do to escape his attackers?

4. Who tells Nazario of migrants to hurt themselves by running into electrified fences and other ways before coming to his house near the tracks?

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

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