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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the narrative perspective shifts away from the woman, to whom does the narrative voice transfer?
(a) The boy.
(b) The girl.
(c) The man.
(d) Manuela.

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

3. The man tells the woman that after the death of the boy's biological mother, he frequently struggled with what?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) Malnutrition.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Balance.

4. At what kind of establishment has the family stopped when they hear about the imminent deportation of children?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A gas station.
(c) A motel.
(d) A cafe.

5. When the plane has been loaded with children and begins to move, what action do the immigration officers take that angers the woman?
(a) They clap.
(b) They wave goodbye.
(c) They dance.
(d) They sit down.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman remarks that while the man is driving, if she asks him what he is thinking about, he "usually" (156) replies with what word?

2. When the boy and girl encounter a man on a tractor while they are lost, the boy recognizes the man's name from what document?

3. How many children at the train yard dedicate their time to caring for the refugee children's damaged feet?

4. In what way does the boy document his and the girl's encounter with the rancher on the tractor?

5. What object does the boy throw off the cliff as part of his plan to break the silence cast upon the meal by the man and the woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bright spot does the boy say will remain in the situation even if the man and woman never find the two of them?

2. What simile does the boy use to describe his relationship with the woman's mother?

3. What question does the boy nervously ask the woman during a discussion about the novel Lord of the Flies?

4. In what habit does the girl often engage and what does she call her habit?

5. Which section of the fifth elegy causes the woman to stop reading to the boy?

6. What major change in narration takes place at the start of the part called Reenactment?

7. What is the woman's philosophy about answering the questions of the boy and girl?

8. What items does the boy pack in preparation for the trek into the desert and eventually to Echo Canyon?

9. In what way does the motif of music enter the part of the narrative when the boy and girl enter a diner to get some water?

10. How does the boy answer the woman's queries about the procedures he would follow if he and the girl ever became lost? What is the woman's reaction to the boy's answer?

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