Enrique's Journey Chapter 3

Lourdes had visited the United States when she was a child and knew she wanted to live there as an adult.

• True

• False

Lourdes was glad to leave her children for a year to find herself in the United States.

• True

• False

As a teenager, Enrique left his home in Central America and went to find his mother.

• True

• False

Traveling on their own to the United States is more dangerous for children living in Mexico than for children living in Central America.

• True

• False

Children like Enrique believe their mother's have easier lives in the United States and idealize them.

• True

• False

Which quote most supports why Lourdes will not look at Enrique on her last day.

• The boy does not understand.

• They live on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, in Honduras. She can

  barely afford food for him and his sister, Belky, who is seven.

• She understands, as only a mother can, the terror she is about to inflict, the ache Enrique will feel, and finally the emptiness.

• They have a bleak future. He and Belky are not likely to finish grade school. Lourdes cannot afford uniforms or pencils. Her husband is gone. A good job is out of the question.

Which of the following best describes the hardships Enrique and other migrant children like him face on their journeys?

• They often don’t have access to food or water.

• They often travel using dangerous methods.

• They often don’t have much money, if any.

• All of these

Which of the following best describes why child migrants from Central America have a harder time migrating to the US than Mexican children?

• Children from Central America have less money.

• Children from Central America are left behind by their parents more often.

• Children from Central America have never been to the United States.

• Children from Central America have farther to travel.

How old is Enrique when his mother leaves for the US?

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 6

What is the name of Enrique's sister?

• Belky

• Sarah

• Dolores

• Enriquita