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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. Because of police brutality toward migrants, the people of El Campesino El Mirador told the mayor of Nogales to do what?

2. Why does Enrique not turn to God for help?

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

4. What does "pro bono" mean?

5. What does Enrique's mother give him for Christmas in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the various dangers that child migrants face. How do the migrants typically travel? What alternatives to travel are there? How many child migrants die as they make their journeys?

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

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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