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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the bandits do once the day's robberies are over?

2. How much does the average medical treatment cost for migrants when they are hurt?

3. How do children traveling to the United States plan to find their mothers?

4. Enrique's grandmother writes a letter to Lourdes. What does it say?

5. With whom does Maria Isabel love when she meets Enrique?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Minor and what information is related from him in the Prologue?

2. How does Enrique escape apprehension when he reaches La Arrocera in Chapter 3?

3. Where is Enrique's family from? How is this setting described?

4. Discuss the genre of this book. How is that genre presented stylistically?

5. How is Enrique treated by Carlos Carrasco when he arrives in his town in Chapter 2?

6. How does Enrique escape his incarceration in Chapter 3?

7. What are the extent of Enrique's injuries in Chapter 2? Who treats him?

8. What does Enrique do upon arriving at Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico?

9. What are madrinas and what is the concern regarding them?

10. How old is Lourdes when she leaves her children? Why does she leave them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Lourde's actions, objectives, and obstacles in the narrative. Why does Lourde leave Honduras? Where does she go? Does she achieve her objectives? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of motherhood and family in Enrique's Journey. How does the author evoke these themes through her characterizations in the book? What events and circumstances connect to these themes?

Essay Topic 3

What are common issues that arise with migrant children when they reach their mothers in the U.S.? How do these children fare in school? What behavioral problems often arise? What is at the root of these behavioral problems?

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