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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 have on his shins in Chapter 3?

2. Why are boxcars dangerous to ride atop?

3. Why does the gangster sleeping next to Enrique in Chapter 3 whisper, "wake up?"

4. Who tells Maria's mother about her plan to seek out Enrique in Chapter 3?

5. How much does the average medical treatment cost for migrants when they are hurt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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. What are the extent of Enrique's injuries in Chapter 2? Who treats him?

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

10. How is the theme of family disintegration illustrated through Maria Isabel in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of poverty in Enrique's Journey. What role does poverty play in the actions, objectives, and obstacles of the main figures of the narrative? How is poverty in the U.S. illustrated differently than poverty in Mexico and Central America?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss examples of irony in Enrique's Journey. What is the purpose of the author's employment of irony? What types of irony are employed? What does each example signify?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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