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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. Where does Enrique go to live after he leaves his grandmother's house?

2. Why is one reason the people of Chiapas ARE NOT fed up with Central American migrants?

3. What long-term effect may Enrique have from his concussion in Chapter 2?

4. Why is Enrique assaulted?

5. What does Enrique do when the migra agents spot him on top of the train in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Enrique escape his incarceration in Chapter 3?

3. How is Enrique treated by the locals after his injuries are treated in Chapter 2?

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

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

6. What does Guillermina Galvez Lopez relate to the author in Chapter 3?

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

8. Why has Enrique not traveled in the company of gangsters on his current trip in Chapter 3?

9. What has led to Enrique’s injuries in the opening of Chapter 2?

10. How does Enrique escape apprehension when he reaches La Arrocera in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Enrique and Maria Isabel in the book. How old are they when their relationship begins? What struggles and obstacles do they face as a couple? Do they overcome these obstacles?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of motherhood and family in Enrique's Journey. How does the author evoke these themes through her characterizations in the book? What events and circumstances connect to these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the language style in Enrique's Journey. How are the individuals that Nazario characterizes demonstrated through language? What Spanish words appear in the text? How are these words or phrases integrated into English?

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