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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. What do the municipal police wear?
(a) Orange and white.
(b) Red and white.
(c) Green and white.
(d) Black and white.

2. Who is the doctor that sees Enrique in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Adan Diaz Ruiz.
(b) Dr. Carlos Carrasco
(c) Dr. Karla Yamileth Chavez.
(d) Dr. Guillermo Toledo Montes.

3. Who tells Maria's mother about her plan to seek out Enrique in Chapter 3?
(a) Maria La Arrocera.
(b) Karla Yamileth Chavez.
(c) Enrique.
(d) Olga Sanchez Martinez.

4. Who is the mayor of San Pedro Taanatepec?
(a) Guillermo Toledo Montes.
(b) Adan Diaz Ruiz.
(c) Carlos Carrasco.
(d) Karla Yamileth Chavez.

5. 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 become United States citizens.
(d) They do not make it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Soledad Vasquez?

2. Who is Diana?

3. How many migrants have died in 2000 alone crossing the river where Enrique crosses in Chapter 6?

4. Where does Maria Isabel get a job when she moves back in with her mother in Chapter 7?

5. How much money does Enrique hope to save and then move home and build a house and start a business in Chapter 7?

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