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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 many other migrants are crossing the border with Enrique and El Trinidaro in Chapter 6?

2. What does the priest do with the $37,500 he saved for retirement?

3. Enrique's mother demands that he stop doing what or he must leave the house in Chapter 7?

4. How much money does Enrique hope to save and then move home and build a house and start a business in Chapter 7?

5. What kind of vehicle do Enrique and the migrants get into after crossing the border in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does irony play out in the narrative in Chapter 6?

2. What leads Maria Isabel to move back to her mother's home? How does this move affect her?

3. How are the residents of Mexico City described in Chapter 4?

4. How are the residents of Veracruz described in Chapter 4?

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

6. What robbery does Jasmin witness? Where does the robbery take place?

7. What items does Enrique obtain in Orizaba? Why are they important?

8. What hypocrisy between Mexican and U.S. immigration policies is pointed out in Chapter 4?

9. How is the theme of motherhood explored in Chapter 8?

10. Who is Hipolito Reyes Larios and what is his role in the narrative?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Lourde's actions, objectives, and obstacles in the narrative. Why does Lourde leave Honduras? Where does she go? Does she achieve her objectives? Why or why not?

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

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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