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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 is Lourdes' first job in the United States?

2. How long did Sonia Nazario spend traveling in Honduras, Mexico, and the United States for the book?

3. How much money per month does Lourdes pay to live in a converted carport?

4. On average, how many migrant girls are sexually assaulted during their journey?

5. What is the average age of the child caught by the Border Patrol?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are madrinas and what is the concern regarding them?

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

4. Who are the majority of the migrants who brave riding on the trains? Why?

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

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

7. With whom does Lourdes leave her children? Why?

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

9. What advice does the doctor give Enrique in Chapter 2?

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

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 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 3

What are common issues that arise with migrant children when they reach their mothers in the U.S.? How do these children fare in school? What behavioral problems often arise? What is at the root of these behavioral problems?

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