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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 is one of the most prominent struggles that Enrique faces after coming to the U.S.?

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

3. In Chapter 4, the impetus to help migrants comes from whom?

4. Where does Maria Isabel get a job when she moves back in with her mother in Chapter 7?

5. In what year does Belky tell her mother she is pregnant for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Enrique ultimately avoid deportation?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of Enrique's Journey. How is the story related? Is this a common style of narrative for nonfiction? In what ways does the narrative style in this book stand out to you?

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