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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does María del Carmen Ortega García help migrants?
(a) Because her 18-year-old son was deported from the U.S., and she does not know what happened to him after he was driven across the border.
(b) Because she tried to make it to the U.S., and she knows how hard it is.
(c) Because she was forced to by her priest.
(d) Because she wanted to get credit for helping migrants.

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

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

5. Where is Enrique arrested in the Epilogue?
(a) Miami.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Fort Knox.
(d) Jacksonville.

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

7. What do we learn about the children of Mexico in Chapter 4 from the World Bank study?
(a) That most children attend daycare.
(b) That most children lead lavish lives.
(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.

8. In what year does Belky tell her mother she is pregnant for the first time?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2008.

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

10. Who is the Spanish television personality that invites Lourdes and Enrique to appear on his show?
(a) Marco Antonio Zablah.
(b) Sirenio Gomez Fuentes.
(c) Rosa Amalia.
(d) Don Francisco.

11. What is the first job Enrique gets in America?
(a) Butcher.
(b) House painter.
(c) Waiter.
(d) Stock boy.

12. Why do gang members prey on the immigrants in Enrique's neighborhood in Florida?
(a) Because they will not go to the police.
(b) Because they are threatened by them.
(c) Because they often have money stored secretly.
(d) Because they are openly wealthy.

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

14. Given in Chapter 4, what is Enrique's first gift?
(a) Money.
(b) Water.
(c) A roll of crackers.
(d) Clothing.

15. What does Enrique say about his mother's Christmas tree in Chapter 7?
(a) It is ugly.
(b) It is real cedar.
(c) It is extravagant.
(d) It is elegant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the residents of Mexico City described in their behavior toward the migrants?

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

3. Why does Enrique express resentment regarding his sister's circumstances growing up in comparison with his own?

4. What does Maria Isabel name the daughter she has in Chapter 6?

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

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