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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. Where was Enrique's mother the last time they spoke, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?

2. From the top of the rolling freight car in Chapter 4, what does Enrique see?

3. To whom does the priest, Ignacio Villanueva Areteaga, point as another refugee?

4. By April 2000, how far has Enrique made it in his journey?

5. On what date does Enrique await crossing the border in the opening of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Enrique is captured sleeping on the Texas-bound train in Chapter 4, what do the police do to him?

2. What do the police do when they capture Enrique outside of Cordoba?

3. What about Belky's childhood does Enrique resent?

4. How does Enrique go about obtaining his mother's phone number in Chapter 5?

5. What is Enrique's relationship to the brick maker? What advice does the brick maker give Enrique?

6. What problems arise with Enrique and Maria Isabel in the Epilogue?

7. How is Enrique's reunion with his mother described in Chapter 6?

8. What vices does Enrique engage in throughout the narrative? What problems do they cause him?

9. How does Jasmin cross into the United States?

10. What protest at Nogales city hall is described in Chapter 4? What was the cause for the protest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of motherhood and family in Enrique's Journey. How does the author evoke these themes through her characterizations in the book? What events and circumstances connect to these themes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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