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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Enrique's Journey first published in book form?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2001.

2. What kind of vehicle do Enrique and the migrants get into after crossing the border in Chapter 6?
(a) A Ford Explorer.
(b) A Chevy Blazer.
(c) A BMW sedan.
(d) A Jeep Wrangler.

3. Who is the Spanish television personality that invites Lourdes and Enrique to appear on his show?
(a) Don Francisco.
(b) Marco Antonio Zablah.
(c) Sirenio Gomez Fuentes.
(d) Rosa Amalia.

4. How do Enrique and the other migrants cross the river in Chapter 6?
(a) On a fishing boat.
(b) On an inner tube.
(c) On a kayak.
(d) On a motorboat.

5. What does Maria Isabel name the daughter she has in Chapter 6?
(a) Jennifer Anna.
(b) Maria Andreas.
(c) Anna Maria.
(d) Katerin Jasmin.

6. On what days does Enrique call Maria Isabel?
(a) Tuesdays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Sundays.

7. What is one of the main issues that teachers must deal with regarding immigrant children, according to the author in the Afterword?
(a) There is racial bias against the children.
(b) They harbor resentment which spills over into behavior problems.
(c) They are often too poor to wear decent clothing to school.
(d) They do not understand the language or culture in the U.S.

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

9. On which prayer do some immigrants rely?
(a) Their night time prayer.
(b) The Lord's Prayer.
(c) La Oracíon a las Tres Divinas Personas.
(d) Group prayer.

10. What do the migrants do with their clothing as they cross the river in Chapter 6?
(a) They sell them to border patrol.
(b) They throw them in the river.
(c) They burn them.
(d) They put them into plastic bags.

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

12. Into what U.S. state is Enrique crossing in Chapter 6?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Texas.
(c) Arizona.
(d) California.

13. In Chapter 4, some residents have decided that giving migrants food and prayer is not enough, so what do they do?
(a) They take them back to their families.
(b) They open up their churches, invite them to stay in their homes, and, sometimes, protect them from police.
(c) They fly them to the United States.
(d) They deport them.

14. Approximately how much time did Nazario spend reporting and writing Enrique's Journey?
(a) Six months.
(b) Four years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Two years.

15. What is the first job Enrique gets in America?
(a) Waiter.
(b) Butcher.
(c) Stock boy.
(d) House painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the most prominent struggles that Enrique faces after coming to the U.S.?

2. How much money does Enrique hope to save and then move home and build a house and start a business in Chapter 7?

3. Where do the smugglers drive Enrique after his mother has paid them additional money in Chapter 6?

4. Francisca Aguirre Juárez sometimes does what to gain support of the local police?

5. Why does Enrique consider agreeing to deportation in the Epilogue?

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