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1. What themes does the Introduction name within Luiselli's essay?

In the Introduction to Luiselli's essay, Jon Lee Anderson provides a brief background and critical analysis of Tell Me How it Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions. He names a great many themes for which the reader should be looking as they move through the text. Among the themes mentioned are "the nature of family," "childhood," "community," "national identity," and "belonging" (1-3).

2. With what question does Part I: Border begin and why?

Luiselli chooses to open Part I: Border with a question, rather than with a statement. She asks, "Why did you come to the United States?" (7) before going on to explain that this is the first question included on the questionnaire routinely given to undocumented children arriving in the United States. Luiselli works as a court interpreter for these undocumented children, trying to find lawyers to take on their cases. She asks the question up front as a way to highlight the simplicity of the question, particularly when compared with the complexity of each child's answers.

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