Characters
This character wore a costume on the plane to hide from Hector Perez.
Who is Ken Rice?
True or False: The Mayan people thought burying the dead under their houses was creepy.
What is False? (They did not think it was creepy)
These three items are brought to graveyards to celebrate family members.
What are flowers, candles, and food?
This is the reason Hector laughed when he told others not to put anything in their pockets.
What is he was going to make a lot of money by sneaking an artifact out of Mexico?
This specific object made of gold was the primary artifact being searched for in the story.
What is a Chac-mool?
This Indian agreed to work for Hector and keep his secrets.
Who is Ocho?
According to Indian belief, doing this to a Chac-mool makes God mad and brings bad luck.
What is digging it up?
The Day of the Dead is celebrated in this country.
What is Mexico?
This word describes what Ken did when he traded Hector’s bag for his own.
What is switch (or swap)?
This character was arrested at the end of the story for his illegal actions regarding artifacts.
Who is Hector Perez?
This wealthy collector of ancient artifacts broke the law.
Who is Mr. Morris?
In this story, these explorers were the ones specifically searching for gold.
Who are men who traveled from Spain?
This is the primary purpose of visiting the graveyard on this holiday.
What is to celebrate family members who have died?
This government official eventually gave the gold Chac-mool to the museum.
Who is Mr. Lopez?
This is the specific crime Hector committed by trying to take the artifact out of the country.
What is stealing (or smuggling/breaking the law)?