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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 happens to officials who try to stop the abuse of immigrants?

2. How many Central American immigrants get help from a smuggler?

3. To what gang does the gangster belong that sleeps next to Enrique in Chapter 3?

4. What other nickname does Nazario share for the train?

5. How did most of the immigrants Nazario talked to make it to the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. How old is Lourdes when she leaves her children? Why does she leave them?

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

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

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

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

6. How does the author introduce the theme of family in the book's Prologue?

7. What dangers do female migrants face and how do they address those dangers?

8. What happens when Enrique takes a ride from a passing driver in Chapter 2?

9. Where is Enrique's family from? How is this setting described?

10. Why is Chiapas referred to as the beast by the migrants?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the most challenging and dangerous checkpoints that Enrique passes during his journey. Where are they located and how are they described? How does Enrique get past these checkpoints?

Essay Topic 2

How do child migrants go about protecting themselves from the dangers and threats that they face? How is this demonstrated through Enrique's actions in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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