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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. How many migrants have died in 2000 alone crossing the river where Enrique crosses in Chapter 6?

2. How old is Soledad Vasquez?

3. What do many migrants credit with their progress?

4. How do Enrique and the other migrants cross the river in Chapter 6?

5. Why does María del Carmen Ortega García help migrants?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Don Francisco? What role does he play in the narrative?

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

6. How does irony play out in the narrative in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Lourde's actions, objectives, and obstacles in the narrative. Why does Lourde leave Honduras? Where does she go? Does she achieve her objectives? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How have immigration policies in the U.S. and Mexico changed in the past 30 years? Have they become stricter or more lax? What impacts do these policy changes have on children like Enrique?

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