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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. Luiselli remarks that often, which field is left blank by child responders on the questionnaire she is required to use?

2. Luiselli states that for her family's first three years living in the United States, they had been termed as what by immigration law?

3. Luiselli states that most of the children involved in the refugee crisis of 2014 are from all but which of the following countries?

4. Luiselli is a resident of what city at the time of the essay's writing?

5. What is La Bestia?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way are Mexican children subject to different rules than refugees from other countries seeking asylum in the United States?

2. What does the police report symbolize?

3. How does Luiselli draw a connection between different eras in terms of the word removal?

4. What is Luiselli's purpose for comparing and contrasting the green card application with the intake questionnaire given to unaccompanied minors?

5. What statement does Luiselli make about the notion of accountability for a child refugee's safety?

6. For what reason are child refugees often untruthful or evasive in their answers to the intake questionnaire?

7. How does Luiselli employ symbolism within the depiction of blank spaces on the questionnaire she gives to undocumented children?

8. What themes does the Introduction name within Luiselli's essay?

9. For what reason do child refugees attempt to be "formally detained by Border Patrol officers" (18) once they reach the border between the United States and Mexico?

10. For what reason do many family members of child refugees refrain from presenting themselves in court in order to support the child's plea for immigration relief?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author's use of the first and second person point of view serve her purposes over the course of the essay? Discuss how Valeria Luiselli’s choice of point of view helps to advance her treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's decision to include colloquialisms, slang, and profane language within the text. What purpose did she have in mind when including these instances and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of the author's niece within the essay. How does the author use the role of her niece to highlight the themes within the overall narrative?

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