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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 states that if the sisters' "answers didn't align with what the law considers reason enough for the right to protection, the only possible ending to their story was going to be" (66) what?

2. Asylum is granted by the United States government to whom?

3. What is Luiselli's reply when Manu asks her where she is from during the interview?

4. Luiselli states that there are things that an only be understood in what manner?

5. The words migrants learn as they are on their way to the United States contain the sentiment that to leave is to do what a little?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luiselli mean when she describes herself as a "bridge between the children and the court system"? (67)

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

3. When the Spanish Conversation class led by Luiselli renounces their name, what do they call the class instead and why is their choice significant?

4. What kinds of professionals did Luiselli bring in to speak to her Advanced Conversation class?

5. What is the symbolism of Luiselli's daughter's question regarding the fates of the child refugees?

6. In which states have the highest numbers of children been released to sponsors since the declaration of the refugee crisis?

7. Describe Luiselli's employment of imagery in order to get across what it feels like for immigrants once they have been in the United States for a sustained period of time.

8. 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?

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

10. Discuss the irony Luiselli finds in the determination of a so-called correct answer in the context of immigration court.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine how Valeria Luiselli’s essay invites readers to learn particular lessons from her own experiences and to apply those lessons to their own lives. How does she accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of three of the text's main symbols. How do these symbols connect to the overall themes within the essay?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author employ the use or rejection of fallacy within her argumentative essay and how does the inclusion of fallacy help the author to prove her own points within the essay?

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