Under the Wire 1
Francisco and his family moved from what country?
Francisco and his family moved from Mexico.
What nickname does the family give to Francisco?
His nickname is Panchito.
What did the conductor drop for Roberto and Francisco?
The conductor dropped a bag of oranges, apples and candy.
Who is the narrator of the novel?
Francisco is the narrator of the novel.
What did Francisco like about living in El Rancho?
Francisco liked looking for eggs, going to Mass and listening to stories.
Where did the family sleep the following night?
The slept at the camp underneath the eucalyptus tree.
Is the novel in first person or third person point of view?
The novel is in first person.
How long did the family travel on the train?
They traveled by train for two days and two nights.
What is the la frontera?
The border between Mexico and United States of America.
Papa wants the family to move to what country? Why?
Papa wants his family to move to United States of America for a better life.
What did Fito tell Roberto about California?
Fito told Roberto you sweep money off the floor.
How did the family get across the fence?
The crossed the border by crawling in a small hole underneath the fence.
What is la frontera?
The border between Mexico and United States of America.
What did the family eat during the next two weeks?
They ate wild verdolagas, rabbit and birds. Verdolagas is a green vegetable is English known as purslane.
Simile Definition?
ex: "As the train started to move, it jerked and made a loud clattering sound, like hundreds of milk cans crashing"
A simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially dissimilar objects or concepts are expressly compared with one another through the use of “like” or “as.” Simile is used as a literary device to assert similarity with the help of like or as, which are language constructs that establish equivalency. A proper simile creates an explicit comparison between two things that are different enough from each other such that their comparability appears unlikely.