Family Life
Friends
La Mano Pachona
School Life
All About the Border Kid
100

What do the birds on the ranch remind the narrator of? 

Speaking Spanish

100

What was the newcomer's name? 

Andres

100

What is La Mano Pachona? 

It is a hand or claw that is no longer attached to a person's body. 

100

What is the most recent grade the narrator is described to be in? 

7th grade

100

In what country does the narrator live? 

The United States

200

How does the narrator feel about the ranch he visits? 

The ranch is a refuge, a safe place. 

200

Where was the newcomer from? 

Honduras

200

Who did "La Mano Pachona" wait for? 

Naughty little boys with spanish blood like the narrator. 

200

What does the narrator's sister call he and his friends? 

Los Derds

200

What language(s) does the narrator speak? 

English and Spanish

300

What tradition is described by the narrator in "Carne Asada"?

His family grills meet over a fire and tells stories. 

300

What upset the newcomer (i.e. Andres) during math class? 

Reading about a train.

300

What did the little boy steal in the Grandma's story? 

Cookies

300

What are does the narrator call his best friends? 

Los Bobbys

300

How does the narrator feel about the checkpoint at the border? 

Angry

400

Could the narrator's uncle speak spanish at school? 

No. He would be punished if he did. 

400

How does Andres' feelings towards the narrator change over time? 

At first he is suspicious, but over time trusts the narrator as a friend. 

400

Was the boy in the story that was taken away in "La Mano Pachona" ever seen again? 

No

400

How did Snake treat the narrator in "Answering the Bully"?

Snake bullied the narrator because the narrator lives in a nice house and isn't 100% Mexican.

400

Where can the narrator find the "greatest truths"?

In books. 

500

How did the narrator's uncle feel about the land on the border of Texas and Mexico? 

He believed that the Treaty of Hidalgo was unfair and the land should still belong to Mexico.  

500

Did the narrator and his friends want to go back to the countries they came from?

No. 

500

What did the narrator enjoy doing with his great grandmother? 

Listening to records and drinking his favorite melon drink.

500

How did the narrator respond to Snake's bullying?

With poetry and rap.

500

Why does the narrator like Ms. Wong's class? 

They read books about different cultures.