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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Community .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the older of the two sisters from Guatemala respond when Luiselli asks her how old she had been when she had first attended school?
(a) 13.
(b) 5.
(c) She says that she has never attended school.
(d) 12.

2. What words does Luiselli say migrants learn when they are on their way to the United States?
(a) The Lord's Prayer.
(b) The plea for asylum in English.
(c) Miranda rights.
(d) The Immigrant's Prayer.

3. The day before the two sisters left Guatemala, their grandmother sewed what number into the collars of their dresses?
(a) Their ages.
(b) Their social security numbers.
(c) Their grandfather's address.
(d) Their mother's phone number.

4. The process by which a child refugee is asked questions during an intake interview is called what?
(a) Lining.
(b) Screening.
(c) Prioritizing.
(d) Triage.

5. What is NOT a question asked in the United States green card application?
(a) Do you intend to practice polygamy?
(b) Are you a member of the Communist party?
(c) Are you a member of the Socialist party?
(d) Have you ever knowingly committed a crime of moral turpitude?

Short Answer Questions

1. With what question does Luiselli begin the essay?

2. What number interview was Luiselli's interview with Manu?

3. Luiselli points out the sad irony of the situation when she states that "if the child answers the questionnaire" (61) in what manner, "he or she is more likely to have a case strong enough to increase its chances of being placed with a pro bono attorney" (61)?

4. What is the ultimate goal of Luiselli's work with child refugees?

5. Luiselli states that for her family's first three years living in the United States, they had been termed as what by immigration law?

(see the answer key)

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