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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 the meaning of the Spanish word migra?
2. What object does Luiselli claim is "in a way, a replica of the U.S. immigration system" (35)?
3. Within what state is Luiselli's family when they first hear "about the wave of children arriving, alone and undocumented, at the border" (11)?
4. There is a saying about La Bestia that states, "Go in alive, come out a" (18) what?
5. Luiselli states that the media's final point about the refugee children often comes as a warning that if the children stay, they will take what action?
Short Essay Questions
1. With what question does Part I: Border begin and why?
2. La Bestia's routes begin in which two towns?
3. What types of questions are asked on the green card application, according to Luiselli?
4. According to Luiselli, what do refugee children try to do if and when they do reach the United States and why?
5. What statement does Luiselli make about the notion of accountability for a child refugee's safety?
6. How does Luiselli employ symbolism within the depiction of blank spaces on the questionnaire she gives to undocumented children?
7. What does Luiselli mean when she states that Manu's police report acted as "a road map of a migration"? (43)
8. Why do the answers to one particular question on the intake questionnaire cause Luiselli to feel ashamed?
9. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What ultimate message is Valeria Luiselli’s essay sending about the mythical qualities of the United States?
Essay Topic 2
What is the symbolism and purpose of the three photographs included subsequent to the essay's coda?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's use of Aristotle's appeals as she builds toward the conclusion of the argumentative essay. How does she use each of the three appeals to persuade the reader of her points?
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