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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 does Enrique's family move in order to make more money in Chapter 7?

2. What is the first job Enrique gets in America?

3. Approximately how many illegal children are living in the U.S., according to Nazario in the Afterword?

4. On what days does Enrique call Maria Isabel?

5. How long after Maria Isabel's arrival in Florida do they send for Isabel to be smuggled over?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Nazario help Enrique's family after his arrest?

7. How does Enrique ultimately avoid deportation?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss Enrique's tenacity in his journey. How many times does Enrique attempt to get across the U.S. border? How is he stopped each time? What makes Enrique not give up?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role that good fortune plays in Enrique's Journey. What are some examples where luck played a part in Enrique's escape from authorities, bandits, gangsters, etc.? What statement do you think the author is making about fortune or luck?

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