Las Guayabas
Comprehension
Comprehension
How did Mama & Esperanza get to California?
By train
Why was Esperanza nervous when they were in the immigration line?
She hoped their papers were in order.
a small piece of luggage (pg. 69)
valise
dulces pg. 75
sweets
Mama and Esperanza are from Aguascalientes.
Fact
How did Esperanza feel about the train car they rode in? Why?
She felt like it was not good enough for her and mama because they were used to finer things.
Name the 5 members of Miguel's family who lives in California.
Josefina, Juan, Isabel, Lupe, & Pepe
a group of people in Europe, Asia, and Latin America who are small farmers or farm laborers (pg. 69)
peasants
buena suerta pg. 78
good luck
The twins names are Juan & Josefina
False
What was Esperanza's response when the little girl on the train reached for her doll?
She jerked it away and put it back in her bag.
What is Isabel hoping to learn when she goes to school?
She hopes to learn to read.
an institution for housing and care of orphans (pg. 70)
orphanage
a lever
Mama and Esperanza were first in the immigration line.
False
How did Mama make up for how Esperanza treated the little girl on the train?
Mama made a doll of yarn for the little girl.
How did Marta feel about Esperanza? Why?
She did not like her because she felt like she was a rich, spoiled girl who took from the poor.
the line or circle the forms the imaginary boundary between earth and the sky (pg 74)
horizon
entiendes pg. 99
understand
Alfonso jumped out of the truck and tossed several cantaloupes to Miguel.
True
Carmen (the lady they met on the train) said, " I am poor. But I am rich." What did she mean?
She meant that just because she doesn't have much money, she has everything she needed.
Why do they separate the workers at the camp?
So they won't band together and strike.
to remove or unload cargo or passengers from a ship, train, or airplane. (pg. 81)
disembarked
de nada pg. 71
you're welcome
Marta's father fought in the Mexican Revolution
True