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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. Luiselli states that there are things that an only be understood in what manner?

2. Some boys from what gang had waited outside of Manu's school one day, kicking off events that would end in tragedy?

3. The words migrants learn as they are on their way to the United States contain the sentiment that to leave is to do what a little?

4. From what country had Manu fled, ending up in the screening room with Luiselli?

5. What happened to cause Luiselli to have to temporarily resign from her teaching position?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are child refugees not entitled to "the free legal counsel that American law guarantees" (67) to so many?

2. What do Luiselli's students mean when they say, "We don't want to be voluntourists in our own town anymore"? (93)

3. What solidified belief does Luiselli carry about the child refugees, based on her experiences screening such children at The Door?

4. How long after Luiselli's first interview of Manu Lopez did Luiselli see him again and what took place at that meeting?

5. How does the theme of uncertainty arise at the end of Part III: Home?

6. 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.

7. 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?

8. Discuss the irony Luiselli finds in the determination of a so-called correct answer in the context of immigration court.

9. What kinds of professionals did Luiselli bring in to speak to her Advanced Conversation class?

10. How does Luiselli get across the way in which the dangerous trek to the United States is only the beginning of a child refugee's struggles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that discusses the author's purpose for choosing to depict the juxtaposition among Mexico, the United States, and Central America within the essay.

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use sensory details in order to paint a vivid portrait of anecdotes she includes within her essay? Discuss at least two scenes that include use of sensory details and pull quotes from these scenes to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the coda included at the end of Valeria Luiselli’s essay.

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