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Multiple Choice
1. C (Chapter 1)
2. B (Chapter 3)
3. D (Chapter 4)
4. B (Chapter 6)
5. A (Chapter 14)
6. C (Various chapters)
7. C (Chapter 17)
8. D (Chapter 21)
9. D (Various chapters)
10. B (Chapter 27)
11. A (Chapter 29)
12. D (Chapter 30)
13. C (Epilogue)
14. C (Various chapters/Epilogue)
15. D (Epilogue)
Long Answer
1. The novel is written in a first-person narration style from the perspective of the narrator, Miguel. As a result, the reader experiences the challenges facing migrants first-hand through one migrant’s point of view. (Various chapters)
2. The bad omens that Miguel references include these: rats at the bus station; dogs waiting for the train; and the scorpion in the desert. (Chapters 16, 18, 29)
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