Show:
About the Author
Her Children
Her Education
Her Family
Her Childhood
100
What name does the author's family call her by?
Lupita
100
How many children did the author have?
3
100
How old was the author when she quit school? What grade was she in?
12 years old
1st grade
100
Who did the author go live with when she was young?
her grandparents
100
At what age did she move to the United States
12
200
What is the full name of the author of the book we read?
Guadalupe Quintanilla
200
How old were her children when they started school? What group were they in?
6 years old
"Yellow Birds" or the slow group
200
Why did the author's new school place her in a classroom with 6 year old children if she was 12 years old?
She scored very badly on the IQ test they gave her.
200
Why did the author stop living with her parents?
They were getting divorced
200
What did Lupita help her grandmother with during the day?
She helped her in the store.
She ordered supplies when they needed more.
300
What country was the author born in?
Mexico
300
What is the gender of each of her children?
2 boys and one girl
300
Who finally allowed the author to enroll in classes?
The registrar at Texas Southmost College
300
What did the author's grandfather do for a living?
What did her grandmother do?
Her grandfather worked for the railroad.
Her grandmother ran the little store at their house.
300
How old was she when she got married?
16
400
What year was the author born in?
1937
400
What was the name of each of her children?
Martha, Mario, and Victor
400
What did the author get her first degree in?
Biology
400
What was wrong with her grandfather?
He was going blind
400
Who did the author marry?
What was his profession?
Caytano
He was a dental technician
500
What town did the author first live in after leaving her parents?
Nogales
500
What career did each of her children choose?
Martha: Lawyer
Mario: Doctor
Victor: Lawyer
500
What did the author get her PhD in?
Education
500
What did her uncle do for a living?
He opened a clinic
500
What are the three reasons her grandparents allowed her to quit school?
1. Education was for rich people
2. They believed the teacher new everything, so they did not complain or question them.
3. She was a girl and girls were not expected to have a career.