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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Family Soundscapes: "Relocations" - "Box II".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What past tense verb does the woman use to describe the action she and the man had taken in relation to language for their long-term collaborative project?
(a) Sampled.
(b) Transcribed.
(c) Heard.
(d) Spoke.

2. What emotion does the woman say that the boy "normally represses" (37)?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Enthusiasm.

3. In what type of dwelling had the man, woman, boy, and girl first lived together?
(a) A house.
(b) An apartment.
(c) A commune.
(d) An immigration detention facility.

4. How old is the girl upon the narrative's opening?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 11.

5. After Manuela asks the woman to translate a series of documents, she asks her to meet with whom?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A congresswoman.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the narrative's beginning, which character has just had a birthday the previous day?

2. With whom does the woman share news of trouble in her marriage before the family leaves for the road trip?

3. What gift does the woman give to the boy on his birthday?

4. How many archiving boxes does the family take with them on their road trip?

5. The woman states that in the past "six or seven months" (18) over how many undocumented children from Mexico and the Northern Triangle had been detained at the southern U.S. border?

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