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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the World Bank study in 2000 reveal?
(a) That people have extra money to give.
(b) That this is one of the richest areas in North America.
(c) That 42.5% of the people of Mexico's 100 million people live on $2 or less a day.
(d) That residents can deduct giving from their taxes.

2. With whom does Maria Isabel live while raising her daughter in Chapter 7?
(a) Aunt Agnes.
(b) Aunt Gloria.
(c) Aunt Anna.
(d) Aunt Maria.

3. To whom does the priest, Ignacio Villanueva Areteaga, point as another refugee?
(a) Himself.
(b) Enrique.
(c) His family.
(d) The baby Jesus.

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

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

6. In Chapter 4, how many businesses in the area give to help migrants?
(a) All of them.
(b) 4 out of 5.
(c) 1 out of 2.
(d) None of them.

7. What do many migrants credit with their progress?
(a) They credit their family support.
(b) They credit one another.
(c) They credit their religious faith.
(d) They credit the help of immigration.

8. On Ash Wednesday, all 40 churches and 11 rectories take up a collection and raise how much money?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $3,300.
(d) $10,000.

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

10. Where is Diana working when she is robbed in the Epilogue?
(a) A clothing store.
(b) A department store.
(c) A computer store.
(d) A telephone plan store.

11. Approximately how much time did Nazario spend reporting and writing Enrique's Journey?
(a) Six years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Four years.

12. In the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz, what does Enrique receive?
(a) Gifts.
(b) Hoplessness.
(c) Sickness.
(d) Depression.

13. Where does the brick maker suggest Enrique take a bus past the nearby checkpoint?
(a) Matehuela.
(b) Nuevo Laredo.
(c) Texas.
(d) Oaxaca.

14. How have immigration policies in the U.S. generally trended in the past few decades?
(a) They have slightly changed to benefit immigrants.
(b) They have become stricter.
(c) They have become more lax.
(d) They have not changed.

15. Where does Enrique's family move in order to make more money in Chapter 7?
(a) Florida.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Texas.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people in the area in Chapter 4 understand about why migrants leave their countries?

2. What object of his mother's does Enrique sell to pawn in the Epilogue?

3. What has Jasmin begun calling Belky's husband in Chapter 8?

4. What does the priest do with the $37,500 he saved for retirement?

5. How many migrants have died in 2000 alone crossing the river where Enrique crosses in Chapter 6?

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