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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "A Dark River, Perhaps a New Life" - Chapter 7: "The Girl Left Behind".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Diana?
(a) Diana is Lourdes' friend.
(b) Diana is Lourdes' daughter with Santos.
(c) Diana is Lourdes' colleague.
(d) Diana is Lourdes' boss.

2. How did most of the immigrants Nazario talked to make it to the U.S.?
(a) They took an airplane.
(b) They drove.
(c) They took a bus.
(d) They road the top of trains.

3. Who are madrinas?
(a) They are migrants themselves
(b) They are men who help migrants.
(c) They are men who threaten migrants with machetes.
(d) They are local priests.

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

5. In Chapter 4, the impetus to help migrants comes from whom?
(a) Enrique.
(b) La migra.
(c) The local bishop, Hipólito Reyes Larios.
(d) The local police.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Lourdes' sister that calls her to criticize about Maria Isabel in Chapter 7?

3. Of the children who enter the U.S. illegally, what percentage are looking for their mothers?

4. How do children traveling to the United States plan to find their mothers?

5. What is they nickname Nazario uses for the train in Chapter 3?

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