General Info
Rivera (America)
Toro (America)
Toro (Home Country)
Bonus Questions
100
Where is the story Based in?
Delaware
100
Why did the Rivera come to America?
To get their daughter the education and help that she needs.
100
Why does Mayor play football (soccer)? and continuing to pretend to be attending practice
He started playing football (soccer) because his father forced him and he continues to pretend in fear of his fathers wrath
100
Where did Rafael and Celia meet?
on a beach by Casco Viejo
100
What was odd about Maribel's outfit on her first day of school in America
Her sweatshirt was on backwards
200
Where are the Rivera from?
Mexico
200
Arturo works in a ________
sweatshop
200
What does Mayor call Evers?
The Turtle School
200
What caused Rafeal toro to turn his life around?
his love for his future wife Celia and his resolution to provide for her and for himself
200
Were was Maribel's old school in Mexico located
Patzcuaro
300
Where are the Toro's from?
Panama
300
Alma Thought the house would look "the ___________”
way American houses do in the movies
300
What are the two biggest reasons for the tension in this family?
1.Rafeal might lose his job. 2.Rafeal not wanting his wife to get a job.
300
Why was Rafael ashamed/betrayed
because his country wasn't strong enough to resist what happened to it.
300
What name was given to Mayor on account of his "chicken legs"
Mayor Polo
400
Where was the first the Rivera visited in america
The 7/11
400
What did Arturo do back in Mexico?
He owned a construction business
400
Mayor Toro is in the shadow of whom?
His brother Enrique
400
What is Rafael reason not to visit their home country?
Because he doesn't want to ruin the picture of the Panama that he loves from his head
400
How did Rafael Toro's mother die. Answer
In her sleep
500
How does the truck driver describe America?
That they are wasteful because they throw out everything even if its perfectly good
500
What is Alama's presumption for the landlord reassuring her?
That he didn't want to lose their rent.
500
The reason Rafael Toro said oh good ____
is that he wishes that the Rivera are similar to them
500
Why did the Toro's leave Panama?
Because the country didn't recover well after the invasion so they felt unsafe.
500
What aspect of Arturo's new job was cruel?
He worked in darkness without a break for ten hours.
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