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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. 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.

2. What do the municipal police wear?
(a) Green and white.
(b) Black and white.
(c) Orange and white.
(d) Red and white.

3. Where do the smugglers drive Enrique after his mother has paid them additional money in Chapter 6?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Miami.
(d) New Orleans.

4. Why does Enrique not turn to God for help?
(a) With all the sins he has committed, he thinks he has no right.
(b) He does not believe in God.
(c) He feels like God has failed him.
(d) He's angry at God.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Enrique's Journey first published in book form?

3. Who witnesses the robbery, along with Diana, in the Epilogue?

4. Where is Diana working when she is robbed in the Epilogue?

5. How many other migrants are crossing the border with Enrique and El Trinidaro in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the residents of Mexico City described in Chapter 4?

2. What vices does Enrique engage in throughout the narrative? What problems do they cause him?

3. What conflicts arise between Maria Isabel and Enrique's family in Chapter 7?

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

5. How is Enrique's reunion with his mother described in Chapter 6?

6. What problems arise with Enrique and Maria Isabel in the Epilogue?

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

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

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

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

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