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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. Why does Enrique not turn to God for help?

2. In what year did El Trinidaro's body show up in Nuevo Laredo?

3. When does Enrique promise to Maria Isabel that he will return home in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 4, the impetus to help migrants comes from whom?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the residents of Mexico City described in Chapter 4?

2. What items does Enrique obtain in Orizaba? Why are they important?

3. What hypocrisy between Mexican and U.S. immigration policies is pointed out in Chapter 4?

4. What convinces Maria Isabel to finally come to the U.S.?

5. How does irony play out in the narrative in Chapter 6?

6. What happens when Enrique is arrested in Jacksonville, Florida? Where is he taken?

7. What vices does Enrique engage in throughout the narrative? What problems do they cause him?

8. How does Enrique go about obtaining his mother's phone number in Chapter 5?

9. What leads Maria Isabel to move back to her mother's home? How does this move affect her?

10. What protest at Nogales city hall is described in Chapter 4? What was the cause for the protest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Enrique and Maria Isabel in the book. How old are they when their relationship begins? What struggles and obstacles do they face as a couple? Do they overcome these obstacles?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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