Who is it?
Main Character who wants to provide for his family
Victor Flores
The secret Rico wanted to show Victor
Coyote Money
Hermanos
Brothers
What did Victor decide to do to help his family
Go to 'El Norte' US to work
What is a mass movement of people or animals on impulse?
stampede
Victor's friend
Rico
What is Coyote money?
Money paid to smugglers to take people across the border from Mexico to US
Widows
Women whose husbands have died.
What does the priest give Victor
10 Pesos
How does Victor get off the train?
He jumps and lands on his head.
Rico's brother
Reynaldo
What does Rico ask Victor to do when he leaves
Tell Rico's parents that he left for US
Crevice
A narrow crack or opening
What is Victor's plan for reaching the US border?
Take the bus to Guadalajara and then cross the border in Nogales.
Spanish word for friend
Amigo
A kid Victor meets on the train
Julio
Where is Victor's father
He died
Cholos
Spanish word for people of mixed ancestry
What is the job of the customs police?
To patrol for people illegally crossing the US border.
Where does Victor wake up?
In the hospital
A stranger who helps Victor across the border
Miguel
Why is Rico in a hurry to get across the border?
His brother said the weather was good and he had a good job for him.
Mule
a person who will carry illegal products into a country.
Why did Victor have to get off the bus?
An immigration office stopped the bus.
What trick does Julio teach Victor?
To climb to the top of the train and then drop in through the roof.