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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. Why does Enrique not turn to God for help?

2. In what year did El Trinidaro's body show up in Nuevo Laredo?

3. What do the migrants do with their clothing as they cross the river in Chapter 6?

4. Where does the brick maker suggest Enrique take a bus past the nearby checkpoint?

5. Why does Enrique express resentment regarding his sister's circumstances growing up in comparison with his own?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the apartment complex where Enrique's family lives described in the Epilogue?

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

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

4. How does El Tirindaro get Enrique across the border to the U.S.?

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

6. What conflicts arise between Maria Isabel and Enrique's family in Chapter 7?

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

8. What causes the strife between Enrique and Lourdes after his arrival in the U.S.?

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

10. Where does Enrique arrive after crossing the border into the U.S.? Where is he taken next and by whom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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