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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enrique do to escape his attackers?

2. What habit does Enrique develop?

3. María Isabel does not feel well, which causes her to do what?

4. How long does Lourdes plan to stay in the United States?

5. Who are madrinas?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does Enrique stay at the cemetery in Chapter 3? How is this individual described?

2. What does Sonia Nazario learn about her housekeeper that leads her to write this book?

3. How is Enrique treated by Carlos Carrasco when he arrives in his town in Chapter 2?

4. What are the extent of Enrique's injuries in Chapter 2? Who treats him?

5. Who is Olga Sanchez Martinez and what does she do?

6. How is the theme of family disintegration illustrated through Maria Isabel in Chapter 2?

7. Who is Minor and what information is related from him in the Prologue?

8. How was Enrique captured during his first attempt to travel north?

9. When does Enrique begin working? What does he do? Why must he work?

10. What does Enrique do upon arriving at Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of Enrique's Journey. How is the story related? Is this a common style of narrative for nonfiction? In what ways does the narrative style in this book stand out to you?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss examples of irony in Enrique's Journey. What is the purpose of the author's employment of irony? What types of irony are employed? What does each example signify?

Essay Topic 3

How have immigration policies in the U.S. and Mexico changed in the past 30 years? Have they become stricter or more lax? What impacts do these policy changes have on children like Enrique?

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