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

2. What is the youngest child Enrique has encountered on the trains?

3. Enrique's grandmother writes a letter to Lourdes. What does it say?

4. What does María Isabel pray?

5. In what border town do migrants usually try to cross the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Enrique captured in each of his previous attempts to travel north, according to the author in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Enrique's problems with drug and alcohol abuse. From where do these issues originate? What are the repercussions of Enrique's behavior and use of drugs and alcohol?

Essay Topic 2

How have perceptions of illegal immigrants changed in your lifetime? What public or political figures have made immigration a central focus? How have the personal views of your family and friends changed?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the shifts in immigration regarding how many illegal immigrants are in the country today versus in the past. How many of the illegal immigrants in the U.S. are children? Why have these numbers fluctuated?

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