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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When was Enrique's Journey first published in book form?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2006.

6. In what year did El Trinidaro's body show up in Nuevo Laredo?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2002.

7. What does 30 pesos equal in American currency?
(a) $10.
(b) $3.
(c) $30.
(d) $6.

8. What kind of vehicle do Enrique and the migrants get into after crossing the border in Chapter 6?
(a) A BMW sedan.
(b) A Chevy Blazer.
(c) A Jeep Wrangler.
(d) A Ford Explorer.

9. On what date does Maria Isabel give birth to her first child?
(a) March 16, 1999.
(b) November 2, 2000.
(c) December 23, 2000.
(d) September 12, 2001.

10. On which prayer do some immigrants rely?
(a) Group prayer.
(b) La Oracíon a las Tres Divinas Personas.
(c) Their night time prayer.
(d) The Lord's Prayer.

11. How many migrants have died in 2000 alone crossing the river where Enrique crosses in Chapter 6?
(a) 23.
(b) 68.
(c) 35.
(d) 54.

12. When does Enrique promise to Maria Isabel that he will return home in Chapter 7?
(a) Within one year.
(b) Within two years.
(c) Within six years.
(d) Within six months.

13. How much money does Enrique hope to save and then move home and build a house and start a business in Chapter 7?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $30,000.
(d) $70,000.

14. What caused the church members in Chapter 4 to begin helping migrants?
(a) They needed an outreach project.
(b) They were asked to help by the migrants' families.
(c) They were distressed about how migrants were treated by the local police.
(d) They were ordered to by their priest.

15. What does Jasmin do that allows Enrique to stay in the U.S.?
(a) Attempts suicide.
(b) Agrees to return to Honduras alone.
(c) Marries a U.S. Senator.
(d) Testifies about a robbery.

Short Answer Questions

1. When church members are arrested for helping migrants, what do they sometimes have to do to avoid charges?

2. Where does Maria Isabel get a job when she moves back in with her mother in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 4, the impetus to help migrants comes from whom?

4. What attracted more immigrants to the U.S. in 2012?

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

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