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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do we learn about the children of Mexico in Chapter 4 from the World Bank study?
(a) That 30% of the children five years old and younger eat so littler that their growth is stunted.
(b) That 25% of the children live below the poverty line.
(c) That most children lead lavish lives.
(d) That most children attend daycare.

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

5. On what date does Enrique await crossing the border in the opening of Chapter 6?
(a) May 21, 2000.
(b) June 4, 1999.
(c) March 12, 2004.
(d) April 6, 2001.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which prayer do some immigrants rely?

2. Into what U.S. state is Enrique crossing in Chapter 6?

3. In what year do Bekly and Lourdes both get married?

4. To whom does the priest, Ignacio Villanueva Areteaga, point as another refugee?

5. When does Enrique promise to Maria Isabel that he will return home in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What hypocrisy between Mexican and U.S. immigration policies is pointed out in Chapter 4?

2. How does irony play out in the narrative in Chapter 6?

3. How is the apartment complex where Enrique's family lives described in the Epilogue?

4. Where does Enrique arrive after crossing the border into the U.S.? Where is he taken next and by whom?

5. What leads Maria Isabel to move back to her mother's home? How does this move affect her?

6. How is Maria Isabel transported into the U.S.?

7. What convinces Maria Isabel to finally come to the U.S.?

8. What items does Enrique obtain in Orizaba? Why are they important?

9. How are the residents of Veracruz described in Chapter 4?

10. What robbery does Jasmin witness? Where does the robbery take place?

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