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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What river is Enrique crossing in order to enter America in Chapter 6?
(a) The Rio Grande.
(b) The Sierra.
(c) The Hudson.
(d) The Colorado.

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

4. Where does Maria Isabel get a job when she moves back in with her mother in Chapter 7?
(a) A mall.
(b) A bank.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A school.

5. Who is cooking in the kitchen at Lourdes' home when Enrique arrives in Chapter 6?
(a) Paula.
(b) Maria.
(c) Diana.
(d) Sarah.

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

7. What is one of the main issues that teachers must deal with regarding immigrant children, according to the author in the Afterword?
(a) There is racial bias against the children.
(b) They are often too poor to wear decent clothing to school.
(c) They harbor resentment which spills over into behavior problems.
(d) They do not understand the language or culture in the U.S.

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

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

10. Why are people more likely to help in Oaxaca and Veracruz?
(a) They all tried to make the journey themselves.
(b) Many say that it is rooted in the Zapotec and Mixtec indigenous cultures.
(c) They do it for praise.
(d) They do it for money.

11. On what days does Enrique call Maria Isabel?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Tuesdays.

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

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

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

15. Francisca Aguirre Juárez sometimes does what to gain support of the local police?
(a) Talks to them.
(b) Pays them.
(c) Feeds them.
(d) Gives them clothing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the case of The United States created the U Visa come to trial?

3. How does Maria Isabel reach the United States?

4. What is the first job Enrique gets in America?

5. What kind of vehicle do Enrique and the migrants get into after crossing the border in Chapter 6?

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