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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does Enrique arrive with Lourdes' boyfriend in Chapter 6?
(a) May 28, 2000.
(b) April 16, 1999.
(c) March 4, 2000.
(d) April 30, 2001.

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

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

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

5. Who witnesses the robbery, along with Diana, in the Epilogue?
(a) Jasmin.
(b) Belky.
(c) Lourdes.
(d) Enrique.

6. What is one of the most prominent struggles that Enrique faces after coming to the U.S.?
(a) Inability to find work.
(b) Addiction to gambling.
(c) Alcohol and drug abuse.
(d) Initiation into gang life.

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

8. What object of his mother's does Enrique sell to pawn in the Epilogue?
(a) Her cell phone.
(b) Her computer.
(c) Her gold necklace.
(d) Her wedding ring.

9. At what time does Enrique show up at Lourdes' house on the day after Christmas to ask for money in the Epilogue?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 3 a.m.
(d) 12 p.m.

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

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

12. What does Villanueva do when local police conduct sweeps to find migrants?
(a) He turns the migrants in, and he prays for them.
(b) He protects any migrants who run into the church.
(c) He hides them at his house.
(d) He turns the migrants in, but he fights to free them.

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

14. How old was Enrique when he had to start working?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How have immigration policies in the U.S. generally trended in the past few decades?

2. Enrique's mother demands that he stop doing what or he must leave the house in Chapter 7?

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

4. How does Maria Isabel reach the United States?

5. What does 30 pesos equal in American currency?

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