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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. On average, how many migrant girls are sexually assaulted during their journey?
(a) 1:500.
(b) 1:10.
(c) 1:100.
(d) 1:6.

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

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

4. What does Enrique say he plans to do once he is released from the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) He plans to try to call his mother.
(b) He plans to get on another train.
(c) He plans to stay in Las Anonas.
(d) He plans to go home.

5. On his eighth trip through Chiapas, where does Enrique decide to sleep?
(a) He sleeps in a clump of grass.
(b) He sleeps in the cemetery.
(c) He sleeps in the train station.
(d) He sleeps at someone's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mayor Carrasco ask for help?

2. What do migrants call Chiapas?

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

4. What habit does Enrique develop?

5. How many families live in the hamlet of Las Anonas?

(see the answer key)

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