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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 decide he is going to do after he robs his family?

2. How many migrants who arrive at the Albergue Belén shelter in Tapachula, on average, are robbed, beaten, or extorted by police?

3. What fueled the wave of female immigrants' entry into the United States?

4. What happens to officials who try to stop the abuse of immigrants?

5. What happens to Lourdes when she arrives in Los Angeles?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Discuss the genre of this book. How is that genre presented stylistically?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss the motif of religion in Enrique's Journey. What religious figures appear in the narrative? What roles do they serve? In what ways do the religious leaders in small Mexican communities help the migrants?

Essay Topic 3

Although Enrique's Journey is a nonfiction book, author Sonia Nazario presents Enrique's story from a perspective similar to fictional works. Discuss the basic plot structure of the narrative. Where is exposition established? Where is the rising action? Where is the climax?

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