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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. In Chapter 4, how many businesses in the area give to help migrants?

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

3. In what year do Bekly and Lourdes both get married?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What protest at Nogales city hall is described in Chapter 4? What was the cause for the protest?

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

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

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

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

6. What happens when Enrique is arrested in Jacksonville, Florida? Where is he taken?

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

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

9. How does Enrique ultimately avoid deportation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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