These people are illegal immigrants who are trying to build a better life for themselves and their soon-to-be-born baby.
Who are America and Candido?
100
Delaney is a stay at home dad that cooks and takes care of the house work. Kyra goes to work all day. Jordan is Kyra's son and Delaney's step-son. They are a ________.
What is Family?
100
This happens between Delaney and Candido when they first meet.
What is the car accident?
100
The place where the Mossbachers' live.
What is Arroyo Blanco Estates?
100
The name of America and Candido's baby.
What is Socorro?
200
The one that vandalized the wall around the community.
Who was Jack Jr.?
200
When explaining to Kyra that he hit a man with his car and gave him $20, Delaney says, "I told you-he was Mexican." By specifying the man's race when it had no real relevance to what happened; Delaney sounds ________.
What is Racist?
200
This event happens around the same time that Delaney went to take a hike and first met Jose Navidad.
When was Delaney's car stolen?
200
The place that American and Candido go when they are looking for work.
What is the Labor Exchange?
200
The author of Tortilla Curtain.
What is T.C. Boyle?
300
This character burned evidence of Jack Jr.'s vandalism.
Who was Delaney Mossbacher?
300
America wants to live in a clean white house with a gas range, refrigerator, little yard for planting a garden, and a place for chickens (pages 28 and 29). This is her _______.
What is the American Dream?
300
When Rincons were preparing to cook a turkey this event happened that made everything go downhill for them.
What is a fire?
What did the fire do?
300
The place that Kyra loved and thought was perfect and elegant.
What is the Da Ros place?
300
The person that hired America to work.
Who is Jim Shirley?
400
The person that Candido meets after the robbing that gave him work for a few weeks.
Candido's favorite employer.
Who was Senor Willis?
400
For Thanksgiving, the Mossbachers earned a free Turkey for spending more than $50 on their grocery while Candido receives his free turkey from a group of outcasts (punks). This represents the ______ gap between the two families.
What is the Socioeconomic?
400
Delaney nearly starts this when he sees Jose Navidad coming from the direction of the fire.
What is a riot?
400
The area that the Rincons are first setting camp at.
What is Topanga State Park?
400
The animal that killed the Mossbachers' two dogs.
What is a coyote?
500
One of the two who raped America.
What is Jose Navidad?
500
Some residents of the Arroyo Blanco Estates wanted the community to be gated to keep the Mexicans out. This was also an act against ______.
What is Illegal Immigration?
500
This occurs when Delaney faces Candido and America at their shed with a gun in his hand.
What is a mudslide?
500
The place that Candido got robbed by a Mexican in an alley.
What is Canoga Park?
500
The name of the two dogs that the Mossbachers' owned.