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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. Whom does Luiselli assert knows the answer to the question inquiring why people migrate from their home countries to the United States?
2. After what length of time working with the Door in the immigration court cases does Luiselli begin to experience "feelings of frustration and defeat"?
3. One day while Luiselli and her niece are walking to the train station, Luiselli's niece that she has decided to major in what course of study?
4. What point of view does Luiselli say she utilizes when recording the children's answers to her interview questions?
5. Luiselli states that "the main problem with asylum is that if it's granted, the children can never" (59) take what action?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the theme of sacrifice arise within the final passages of Part IV: Community?
2. In what way did Luiselli make the most of her ability to facilitate conversation within her "first semester of teaching at Hofstra University"? (91)
3. In which states have the highest numbers of children been released to sponsors since the declaration of the refugee crisis?
4. What solidified belief does Luiselli carry about the child refugees, based on her experiences screening such children at The Door?
5. For what reason was Manu forced to stop attending his school in Long Beach, California?
6. What were three things Alina reported being told when a school denied entry to Manu during her search?
7. Describe Luiselli's employment of imagery in order to get across what it feels like for immigrants once they have been in the United States for a sustained period of time.
8. What is the symbolism of Luiselli's daughter's question regarding the fates of the child refugees?
9. Discuss an instance in Part III: Home when Luiselli uses a simile to indicate powerlessness.
10. What is the United States's public position on free education for all children within its borders and why is it significant in the context of Luiselli's argument?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's use of Aristotle's appeals as she builds toward the conclusion of the argumentative essay. How does she use each of the three appeals to persuade the reader of her points?
Essay Topic 2
What is the symbolism and purpose of the three photographs included subsequent to the essay's coda?
Essay Topic 3
Examine how Valeria Luiselli’s essay invites readers to learn particular lessons from her own experiences and to apply those lessons to their own lives. How does she accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
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