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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 is Marco Antonio Zablah's job?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what happens to Enrique?

3. Who tells Nazario of migrants to hurt themselves by running into electrified fences and other ways before coming to his house near the tracks?

4. How much money per month does Lourdes pay to live in a converted carport?

5. How does Enrique escape la migra?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Guillermina Galvez Lopez relate to the author in Chapter 3?

2. What advice does the doctor give Enrique in Chapter 2?

3. How is Enrique treated by the locals after his injuries are treated in Chapter 2?

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

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

6. What plans did Sonia Nazario make for her research journey before setting out?

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

8. Why is Chiapas referred to as the beast by the migrants?

9. How is the theme of family disintegration illustrated through Maria Isabel in Chapter 2?

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 Enrique's tenacity in his journey. How many times does Enrique attempt to get across the U.S. border? How is he stopped each time? What makes Enrique not give up?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the various dangers that child migrants face. How do the migrants typically travel? What alternatives to travel are there? How many child migrants die as they make their journeys?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Enrique's problems with drug and alcohol abuse. From where do these issues originate? What are the repercussions of Enrique's behavior and use of drugs and alcohol?

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