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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 Jasmin do that allows Enrique to stay in the U.S.?

2. When church members are arrested for helping migrants, what do they sometimes have to do to avoid charges?

3. Given in Chapter 4, what is Enrique's first gift?

4. Into what U.S. state is Enrique crossing in Chapter 6?

5. Where was Enrique's Journey first published as a six-part series?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Maria Isabel transported into the U.S.?

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

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

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

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

9. What convinces Maria Isabel to finally come to the U.S.?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Enrique and Maria Isabel in the book. How old are they when their relationship begins? What struggles and obstacles do they face as a couple? Do they overcome these obstacles?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of symbolism in Enrique's Journey. How is symbolism imbued in the settings described? What symbolic objects appear in the narrative? What does each represent? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How have perceptions of illegal immigrants changed in your lifetime? What public or political figures have made immigration a central focus? How have the personal views of your family and friends changed?

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