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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do we learn about the children of Mexico in Chapter 4 from the World Bank study?
(a) That most children lead lavish lives.
(b) That most children attend daycare.
(c) That 30% of the children five years old and younger eat so littler that their growth is stunted.
(d) That 25% of the children live below the poverty line.

2. Where was Enrique's mother the last time they spoke, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) Texas.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) California.
(d) Arkansas.

3. On what date does Enrique await crossing the border in the opening of Chapter 6?
(a) March 12, 2004.
(b) April 6, 2001.
(c) May 21, 2000.
(d) June 4, 1999.

4. What do the people in the area in Chapter 4 understand about why migrants leave their countries?
(a) They do so because they are mad at their families.
(b) They do so out of deep necessity.
(c) They do so because they want to see the scenery along Mexico.
(d) They do so because they want to see the world.

5. 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 he might see his family faster by sneaking back into the U.S.
(d) Because his mother has encouraged him to return home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the radio host fly over from Honduras for his show in Chapter 8?

2. In what year do Bekly and Lourdes both get married?

3. What does Enrique's mother give him for Christmas in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 4, some residents have decided that giving migrants food and prayer is not enough, so what do they do?

5. Where do Enrique and the migrants hide from border agents as they shine spotlights seeking to find them in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Enrique's reunion with his mother described in Chapter 6?

4. What protest at Nogales city hall is described in Chapter 4? What was the cause for the protest?

5. Who is Don Francisco? What role does he play in the narrative?

6. How does Nazario help Enrique's family after his arrest?

7. What hypocrisy between Mexican and U.S. immigration policies is pointed out in Chapter 4?

8. How are the residents of Veracruz described in Chapter 4?

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

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

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