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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are people more likely to help in Oaxaca and Veracruz?
(a) They all tried to make the journey themselves.
(b) They do it for praise.
(c) Many say that it is rooted in the Zapotec and Mixtec indigenous cultures.
(d) They do it for money.

2. Approximately how many illegal children are living in the U.S., according to Nazario in the Afterword?
(a) 450,000.
(b) 1.2 million.
(c) 2.3 million.
(d) 1.7 million.

3. How have immigration policies in the U.S. generally trended in the past few decades?
(a) They have become stricter.
(b) They have slightly changed to benefit immigrants.
(c) They have become more lax.
(d) They have not changed.

4. How many murders took place the year that El Trinidaro was found tortured and shot?
(a) 57.
(b) 23.
(c) 19.
(d) 125.

5. In Chapter 4, why do migrants hope to cross this area during the day along this part of the journey?
(a) Because they think it's safer.
(b) Because residents are likely to bring gifts to the tracks.
(c) Because they want to ride in the sun.
(d) Because they want to see the scenery.

6. How do Enrique and the other migrants cross the river in Chapter 6?
(a) On a kayak.
(b) On a motorboat.
(c) On a fishing boat.
(d) On an inner tube.

7. What does Enrique's mother give him for Christmas in Chapter 7?
(a) A shirt.
(b) A passport.
(c) A car.
(d) A gun.

8. Why does Enrique consider agreeing to deportation in the Epilogue?
(a) Because he hates his wife.
(b) Because he has another girlfriend and another daughter in Honduras.
(c) Because his mother has encouraged him to return home.
(d) Because he might see his family faster by sneaking back into the U.S.

9. What does Maria Isabel name the daughter she has in Chapter 6?
(a) Anna Maria.
(b) Maria Andreas.
(c) Jennifer Anna.
(d) Katerin Jasmin.

10. Enrique's mother demands that he stop doing what or he must leave the house in Chapter 7?
(a) Sniffing paint thinner.
(b) Abusing Maria Isabel.
(c) Talking back to her boyfriend.
(d) Going out at night.

11. Where was Enrique's Journey first published as a six-part series?
(a) The Philadelphia Tribune.
(b) The L.A. Times.
(c) The BBC.
(d) The New York Times.

12. When did the case of The United States created the U Visa come to trial?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2010.

13. Why does Enrique express resentment regarding his sister's circumstances growing up in comparison with his own?
(a) She got married to a rich man young.
(b) She was sent to the United States.
(c) She got an education.
(d) She was allowed to stay up late.

14. Who is cooking in the kitchen at Lourdes' home when Enrique arrives in Chapter 6?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Maria.
(c) Paula.
(d) Diana.

15. What do the municipal police wear?
(a) Orange and white.
(b) Red and white.
(c) Green and white.
(d) Black and white.

Short Answer Questions

1. By April 2000, how far has Enrique made it in his journey?

2. On what date does Maria Isabel give birth to her first child?

3. Where does Enrique's family move in order to make more money in Chapter 7?

4. In what year does Belky tell her mother she is pregnant for the first time?

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

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