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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. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Enrique's mother demands that he stop doing what or he must leave the house in Chapter 7?

2. What do we learn about the children of Mexico in Chapter 4 from the World Bank study?

3. In what year does Belky tell her mother she is pregnant for the first time?

4. On what date does Enrique arrive with Lourdes' boyfriend in Chapter 6?

5. Who is the Spanish television personality that invites Lourdes and Enrique to appear on his show?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the theme of motherhood explored in Chapter 8?

4. How does Nazario help Enrique's family after his arrest?

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

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

7. How does Enrique ultimately avoid deportation?

8. How does Jasmin cross into the United States?

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

10. Who is Don Francisco? What role does he play in the narrative?

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