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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. How old is Lourdes' boyfriend's son whom he smuggles into the U.S. in Chapter 7?
2. What object of his mother's does Enrique sell to pawn in the Epilogue?
3. How many migrants have died in 2000 alone crossing the river where Enrique crosses in Chapter 6?
4. Given in Chapter 4, what is Enrique's first gift?
5. Where do the smugglers drive Enrique after his mother has paid them additional money in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What vices does Enrique engage in throughout the narrative? What problems do they cause him?
2. How is the theme of motherhood explored in Chapter 8?
3. How are the residents of Mexico City described in Chapter 4?
4. How does Enrique ultimately avoid deportation?
5. What hypocrisy between Mexican and U.S. immigration policies is pointed out in Chapter 4?
6. What convinces Maria Isabel to finally come to the U.S.?
7. What leads Maria Isabel to move back to her mother's home? How does this move affect her?
8. When Enrique is captured sleeping on the Texas-bound train in Chapter 4, what do the police do to him?
9. How is the apartment complex where Enrique's family lives described in the Epilogue?
10. How does El Tirindaro get Enrique across the border to the U.S.?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the most challenging and dangerous checkpoints that Enrique passes during his journey. Where are they located and how are they described? How does Enrique get past these checkpoints?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrative style of Enrique's Journey. How is the story related? Is this a common style of narrative for nonfiction? In what ways does the narrative style in this book stand out to you?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the themes of motherhood and family in Enrique's Journey. How does the author evoke these themes through her characterizations in the book? What events and circumstances connect to these themes?
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