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

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

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

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

5. Where was Enrique's Journey first published as a six-part series?
(a) The L.A. Times.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The BBC.
(d) The Philadelphia Tribune.

Short Answer Questions

1. Francisca Aguirre Juárez sometimes does what to gain support of the local police?

2. How long after Maria Isabel's arrival in Florida do they send for Isabel to be smuggled over?

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

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

5. Who is Lourdes' sister that calls her to criticize about Maria Isabel 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 Jasmin cross into the United States?

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

4. When Enrique is captured sleeping on the Texas-bound train in Chapter 4, what do the police do to him?

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

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

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

8. What protest at Nogales city hall is described in Chapter 4? What was the cause for the protest?

9. How does El Tirindaro get Enrique across the border to the U.S.?

10. How does Enrique ultimately avoid deportation?

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