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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Enrique consider agreeing to deportation in the Epilogue?
(a) Because his mother has encouraged him to return home.
(b) Because he has another girlfriend and another daughter in Honduras.
(c) Because he hates his wife.
(d) Because he might see his family faster by sneaking back into the U.S.

2. Approximately how many miles has Enrique traveled in the 122 days he has sought his mother in Chapter 6?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 13,000.
(d) 12,000.

3. With whom does Maria Isabel live while raising her daughter in Chapter 7?
(a) Aunt Anna.
(b) Aunt Agnes.
(c) Aunt Gloria.
(d) Aunt Maria.

4. From the top of the rolling freight car in Chapter 4, what does Enrique see?
(a) He sees the border.
(b) He sees a figure of Christ.
(c) He sees the immigration.
(d) He sees the Rio Grande.

5. Where was Enrique's mother the last time they spoke, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) North Carolina.

6. On what date does Enrique arrive with Lourdes' boyfriend in Chapter 6?
(a) April 16, 1999.
(b) May 28, 2000.
(c) March 4, 2000.
(d) April 30, 2001.

7. On what date does Enrique await crossing the border in the opening of Chapter 6?
(a) May 21, 2000.
(b) April 6, 2001.
(c) March 12, 2004.
(d) June 4, 1999.

8. Given in Chapter 4, what is Enrique's first gift?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Water.
(c) A roll of crackers.
(d) Money.

9. What did the World Bank study in 2000 reveal?
(a) That people have extra money to give.
(b) That 42.5% of the people of Mexico's 100 million people live on $2 or less a day.
(c) That residents can deduct giving from their taxes.
(d) That this is one of the richest areas in North America.

10. In the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz, what does Enrique receive?
(a) Hoplessness.
(b) Sickness.
(c) Depression.
(d) Gifts.

11. Francisca Aguirre Juárez sometimes does what to gain support of the local police?
(a) Talks to them.
(b) Gives them clothing.
(c) Pays them.
(d) Feeds them.

12. When does Enrique promise to Maria Isabel that he will return home in Chapter 7?
(a) Within six years.
(b) Within six months.
(c) Within two years.
(d) Within one year.

13. To whom does the priest, Ignacio Villanueva Areteaga, point as another refugee?
(a) Himself.
(b) His family.
(c) The baby Jesus.
(d) Enrique.

14. In schools, how many children are an immigrant or the child of one, according to the author in the Afterword?
(a) One in eight.
(b) One in five.
(c) One in ten.
(d) One in four.

15. Where does the brick maker suggest Enrique take a bus past the nearby checkpoint?
(a) Nuevo Laredo.
(b) Texas.
(c) Oaxaca.
(d) Matehuela.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do gang members prey on the immigrants in Enrique's neighborhood in Florida?

2. Why are people more likely to help in Oaxaca and Veracruz?

3. What does Villanueva do when local police conduct sweeps to find migrants?

4. In Chapter 4, why do migrants hope to cross this area during the day along this part of the journey?

5. At what time does Enrique show up at Lourdes' house on the day after Christmas to ask for money in the Epilogue?

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