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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what borough of New York City is the organization located that provides immigrant children and teenagers with valuable resources?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Manhattan.

2. Asylum is granted by the United States government to whom?
(a) Victims of certain crimes determined by the government on a case-by-case basis.
(b) Victims of human trafficking.
(c) People who are fleeing persecution based on their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, and/or association with a particular social group.
(d) Children whose parents are proven to be deceased.

3. During what season does Luiselli set out on a road trip with her family?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

4. How many Central Americans are estimated to ride La Bestia annually?
(a) A million.
(b) Two hundred thousand
(c) Two million.
(d) Half a million.

5. In what year did Luiselli begin working as an interpreter in the New York immigration court?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2006.
(c) 1992.
(d) 2001.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which question on the screening questionnaire does Luiselli describe as "the one that often opens Pandora's box" (73)?

2. From what country had Manu fled, ending up in the screening room with Luiselli?

3. To what type of building does Luiselli compare the screening room where she interviews child refugees?

4. Between April 2014 and August 2015, how may unaccompanied children were detained at the border between the United States and Mexico?

5. The family member Manu describes as the one who had always been the one sending money had lived in what location?

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