Enrique’s Journey Quizzes

Enrique's Journey Quiz 1

1 Whose story inspired Sonia to write Enrique’s Journey?
Maria

Carmen

Isabel

Gloria
2 Approximately how many immigrants enter the United States illegally each year?
200,000

700,000

100,000

80,000
3 Approximately how many immigrants enter the United States legally each year?
10 million

800,000

1 million

750,000
4 What type of employment is most common for female Latina immigrants?
Housecleaners

Maids

Live in nannies

All of the above
5 What country did Sonia’s parents emigrate from?
Honduras

Argentina

Mexico

Guatemala
6 What did the Mexican authorities give Sonia to aid her investigation?
A letter from the personal assistant of the Mexican President

A letter from the head of the Mexican Border Patrol

A Mexican passport

A personal attendant
7 What color jacket does Sonia wear while investigating immigration?
Purple

Blue

Gray

Red
8 How many miles did Sonia travel in her quest to follow Enrique’s journey?
1,000

2,600

1,600

600
9 How old is Enrique when Lourdes leaves for the United States?
3

4

2

5
10 Who does Enrique live with after Lourdes leaves for the United States?
His aunt

His neighbor

His father

His grandfather
11 After Enrique’s father abandons him, who does he live with?
His uncle

His grandmother

His cousin

His stepmother
12 What is Lourdes’s first official job after arriving in the United States?
Live-in nanny

Housekeeper

Factory worker

Teacher
13 Lourdes sends what kind of gifts to her children in Honduras?
Clothes

Money

Toys

All of the above
14 What does Enrique sell at an outdoor market when he is ten?
Tomatoes

Spices

Papayas

Coconuts
15 Who is Diana’s father?
Carlos

Marco

Santos

Victor
16 After her boyfriend leaves with their life savings, Lourdes becomes a:
Nanny

Prostitute

Maid

Waitress
17 Enrique becomes addicted to what drug?
LSD

Marijuana

Heroine

Cocaine
18 In Honduras, what household product does Enrique sniff to get high?
Detergent

Paint thinner

Glue

Permanent markers
19 Why does Enrique steal jewelry from his Aunt?
To give to his girlfriend

To make his family angry

To pay a smuggler

To pay off his drug dealer
20 Who is Marìa Isabel?
Enrique’s girlfriend

Enrique’s sister

Enrique’s aunt

Enrique’s grandmother
21 How does Enrique celebrate his sixteenth birthday?
By going to work

By jumping the trains

By throwing a family party

By calling Lourdes
22 What causes Enrique to hallucinate?
Illness

Sniffing glue

A head injury

Falling off the train
23 Why can’t Enrique hire a smuggler to take him north?
It is shameful to hire a smuggler.

He cannot afford it.

He does not trust smugglers.

The smugglers do not like Enrique.
24 Enrique writes his mother’s phone number on a scrap of paper and on his _____.
Shirt

Cap

Underwear

Jeans
25 When does Enrique officially leave Honduras for the United States?
March 2, 2000

March 2, 2002

March 2, 2007

March 2, 2004

WHAT IS ENRIQUE FORCCED TO DO UPON RINALY REACHING THE AMERICAN SIDE OF THE RIO GRANDE

In order to remain undetected, Enrique and the others must wait for an hour in a half in a freezing creek into which a sewage treatment plant dumps refuse.

Asked by SOL A #1308517

Answered by jill d #170087 on 5/22/2023 10:00 PM