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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. The charge against a child immigrant fundamentally states "that the child came to the United States without lawful permission and is therefore" (58)?

2. What does the term catracho mean?

3. The day before the two sisters left Guatemala, their grandmother sewed what number into the collars of their dresses?

4. What kind of court must make a ruling before a child immigrant can even request Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status in the immigration court?

5. The family member Manu describes as the one who had always been the one sending money had lived in what location?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Luiselli's students mean when they say, "We don't want to be voluntourists in our own town anymore"? (93)

2. What element does Luiselli identify as the factor that "fundamentally fuels drug trafficking"(85) in North America?

3. What solidified belief does Luiselli carry about the child refugees, based on her experiences screening such children at The Door?

4. In what way did Luiselli make the most of her ability to facilitate conversation within her "first semester of teaching at Hofstra University"? (91)

5. How does the theme of uncertainty arise at the end of Part III: Home?

6. How does Luiselli get across the way in which the dangerous trek to the United States is only the beginning of a child refugee's struggles?

7. What were three things Alina reported being told when a school denied entry to Manu during her search?

8. How long after Luiselli's first interview of Manu Lopez did Luiselli see him again and what took place at that meeting?

9. What sacrifices does Luiselli name as ones immigrants are willing to make in order to stay in the United States?

10. Describe an instance when Luiselli uses a simile to describe the border between the United States and Mexico.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the author's message regarding the shift in worldview that needs to occur within the United States government with regard to the refugee crisis?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use sensory details in order to paint a vivid portrait of anecdotes she includes within her essay? Discuss at least two scenes that include use of sensory details and pull quotes from these scenes to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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