Where did Arturo and his family move from?
Mexico
What does Huitla's name mean
Corn Fungus
What is Arturo's gang called?
The Green Needle Gang
Name one of Arturo's friends?
Raul
Alicia
Rat Nose
Jaime
To complete the sentence, choose too, to, or two.
The teacher gave us _____ much homework
Too
Who is Arturo?
The main character of the story
What does Coach Tree do when he finds out that Jose has been stealing from him?
He forgives him
Name one problem Arturo faced?
- Gang members shot his house
- Gang members poured beer on Papi's car and verbally attacked him
- His teacher tries to change his name
- His cat runs away
Who was the assistant coach?
A famous NBA player who chooses to remain anonymous
Identify the nouns in the sentence
John loves to play football at school
Football and school
What was Arturo's American Name?
Arthur
What does Ms. Cloud do for a living?
She is a librarian
Who is Mama Dulce?
A jazz pianist who gave kids in the barrio free lessons. They usually paid her with food and sweets.
Why did Mami call 911 at the beginning of the book?
Possums were in her trash can
Identify the verbs in the sentence
Jasmine knows how to drive her mom's car so she doesn't have to walk to school anymore.
Drive and walk
Arturo's gang's name was called
The Green Needle Gang
Who is Leo Love?
Leo Love is the one who found Huitla in the tree and kept her safe until he finally called Arturo
How is the Green Needle Gang different from other gang members?
What is the name of Luis' band?
Mega Mango
Identify the adjectives in the sentence
Jose was happy that school was almost over but upset that he has to do homework over the summer break.
Happy and upset
What did Rat Nose dare Arturo to swallow?
A shark's eye
Who came to seek revenge on Luis?
The gang members
What age did Mama Dulce die?
33
What did Papi name his car?
Valentin
Dillan put the sandwiches in ___ backpack
His