Amigo Bros I
Fair, lean, lanky, hair in the eyes
What does Antonio look like?
Dark, short, husky, afro
What does Felix look like?
a small village in Laos
Where does the story open?
a soldier fighting with the Central Intelligence Agency against the Communists
At the beginning of the story, what was the author's father's job?
What did Maijue and her family do in Bangkok?
The manner in which someone competes is more important than the outcome of the competition.
What is the lesson or moral of the story?
Graceful and light on his feet
How does Antonio move in the ring while fighting?
a bad dream
What does the author compare her experience to?
A sack of rice
Which food does Maijue's mother bring on their journey?
Attend college
What was Maijue the first to do in her family?
When the two friends leave the ring together
What is the resolution of the story?
Antonio and Felix feel a barrier rising between them.
How do Antonio and Felix feel when they learn they must fight each other?
the author
Who is the narrator of the story?
the Xiong family's journey from Laos to the United States
What is the story mainly about?
Unknown because they are passed down
Who is the author of folktales?
The savagery that Antonio and Felix show while fighting
What surprises the referee?
They decide to think of each other as strangers.
What do Antonio and Felix decide they must do in order to fight each other?
Maijue's baby sister dies from malnutrition.
What sad event occurs while in a refugee camp?
intelligence and determination
What helps the author and her family survive?
"Play Possum"
What is a move that Felix would do to lure in his opponents?
How to follow their own dreams without breaking up a friendship
What is the internal conflict that both Felix and Antonio face?
Felix means that he does not want Antonio to let him win the fight just because they are friends.
What does Felix mean when he says he wants to win "fair and square"?
The Communist forces take over Laos.
What happens before the narrator's family leaves Laos?
Maijue starts kindergarten with her cousin.
What happens after Maijue's family moves to Isla Vista?
childhood, Lower East Side
When and where did Antonio and Felix meet?