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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. On which prayer do some immigrants rely?

2. What do the migrants do with their clothing as they cross the river in Chapter 6?

3. On what date does Enrique arrive with Lourdes' boyfriend in Chapter 6?

4. What did the World Bank study in 2000 reveal?

5. Who is cooking in the kitchen at Lourdes' home when Enrique arrives in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What conflicts arise between Maria Isabel and Enrique's family in Chapter 7?

3. What do the police do when they capture Enrique outside of Cordoba?

4. What is Enrique's relationship to the brick maker? What advice does the brick maker give Enrique?

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

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

7. What causes the strife between Enrique and Lourdes after his arrival in the U.S.?

8. How does Jasmin cross into the United States?

9. Where does Enrique arrive after crossing the border into the U.S.? Where is he taken next and by whom?

10. When Enrique is captured sleeping on the Texas-bound train in Chapter 4, what do the police do to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the shifts in immigration regarding how many illegal immigrants are in the country today versus in the past. How many of the illegal immigrants in the U.S. are children? Why have these numbers fluctuated?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of Enrique's Journey. How is the story related? Is this a common style of narrative for nonfiction? In what ways does the narrative style in this book stand out to you?

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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