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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: "A Mother's Embrace," Epilogue: "Two Promises," Afterword: "Immigrant Nation".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Lourdes' boyfriend's son whom he smuggles into the U.S. in Chapter 7?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

2. What do the migrants do with their clothing as they cross the river in Chapter 6?
(a) They put them into plastic bags.
(b) They burn them.
(c) They throw them in the river.
(d) They sell them to border patrol.

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

4. Where does the brick maker suggest Enrique take a bus past the nearby checkpoint?
(a) Oaxaca.
(b) Texas.
(c) Matehuela.
(d) Nuevo Laredo.

5. How does Belky react to her mother's disappearance?
(a) She is devastated, but she knows she should be thankful to her mother for being willing to go.
(b) She is glad she is gone.
(c) She does not even notice.
(d) She is angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Maria's mother about her plan to seek out Enrique in Chapter 3?

2. What percentage of migrants who board the train are children?

3. How many attempts has Enrique made to get to the United States?

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

5. What do migrants call Chiapas?

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