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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Apacheria: "Dust Valleys" - Lost Children Archive: "Box IV" - "Box VII".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the banker's box belong that the boy retrieves from the trunk of the family car one night?
(a) The man.
(b) The boy.
(c) The girl.
(d) The woman.

2. The boy and girl are said to listen to the man "most attentively" (44) when he talks about which historical figure?
(a) Chief Cochise.
(b) General Custer.
(c) Geronimo.
(d) Sitting Bull.

3. From what town does the boy plan to hop aboard a train while in the company of the girl?
(a) Lordsburg.
(b) Elko.
(c) Sugar Pine.
(d) Ellis.

4. The boy imagines that the girl will be ready to listen to the recordings he has made for her once she has reached what age?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

5. What color is the book entitled Elegies for Lost Children?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. The child refugee's radio interview reveals that which of his family members had died along the journey to the United States?

2. The woman claims that "At night, fear belongs to" (157) whom?

3. After three days of waiting for news of the whereabouts of their children, the man and woman decide to set out on their own in which direction?

4. How many prickly pears do the boy and girl devour when they find them along their journey through the desert on their way to Echo Canyon?

5. As the family crosses Memphis, they play the song entitled "Graceland" by what musician?

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