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La Linea
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6th Grade
03/05/2010

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Term
How did Don Clemente die?
Definition
car accident
Term
How many hours did Miguel have to walk to the city?
Definition
3 hours
Term
How many young men were on the bus?
Definition
15
Term
Name Elena's best friend?
Definition
Fatima
Term
What color was lining of Elena's purse?
Definition
purple
Term
What did Colmillo wear around his neck?
Definition
A gold canine tooth
Term
What did Elena give Miguel to eat on the bus?
Definition
end piece of a banana
Term
what did Elena have to do before she got on the train?
Definition
cut her hair
Term
What did Javi hurt when he jumped off the train?
Definition
his ankle
Term
What did Miguel major in at college?
Definition
English
Term
What did Senor Moreno smell like?
Definition
Onions
Term
What did the headlines talk about in the mercado?
Definition
the mata gente crash
Term
What does Elena grow?
Definition
Tomatoes
Term
What gift did Chuy give Miguel?
Definition
A craving knife
Term
What is a chupacabra (translation)?
Definition
"goat sucker"
Term
What is coyote's real name?
Definition
Moises
Term
What is Miguel's whole name?
Definition
Miguel Carlos Octavio Pable de Cervantes
Term
what is the coyote's code name?
Definition
El Plomero (the plumber)
Term
What is the name of the ghost in the desert?
Definition
La Llorona
Term
What kind of cactus attacked them in the desert?
Definition
cholla
Term
What kind of car did Don Clemente drive?
Definition
Black Mercedes
Term
What kind of gum did Papa chew?
Definition
Clove gum
Term
what stall was the coyote in?
Definition
the boot stall
Term
What was the back of the truck filled with?
Definition
sacks of coffee beans
Term
What was the main course at the fiesta?
Definition
Goat
Term
What was Tip #7 from the desert survival guide?
Definition
"Follow the power lines south"
Term
What were the names of Miguel's twin sisters?
Definition
Maria and Liliana
Term
What were the two animals they had to be careful of the desert?
Definition
scorpions and snakes
Term
Where did Elena get the money?
Definition
Juanito
Term
Where did Elena like to sleep?
Definition
in the barn
Term
Where did Miguel hide his supplies for the trip?
Definition
behind the wall
Term
Where on his body did Moises get shot?
Definition
in the right shoulder
Term
Where was the hotel Miguel's Tio worked?
Definition
Acapulco
Term
Who is Don Clemente's nephew?
Definition
Juanito
Term
Who was on the medallion that Abduelita gave Miguel?
Definition
Vigen de Guadalupe
Term
What did Miguel's father buy with the pesos he saved from working when he was young?
Definition
Bought books
Term
Who did Miguel's father tell him to go to see in a note on Miguel's birthday?
Definition
Don Clemente
Term
What sport did Miguel dream about playing and becoming very, very rich?
Definition
Soccer
Term
What sign did Miguel's Abueita make on his cheek?
Definition
The sign of the cross
Term
Where did Miguel, Chuy, and Lalo go every year on his birthday?
Definition
To the waterfall
Term
Why did all the young men leave San Jacinto?
Definition
There was no work
Term
What kind of car did Don Clemente have?
Definition
Black Mercedes
Term
Who was Juanito?
Definition
Don Clemente's nephew
Term
Why did Jaunito get kicked off the soccer team?
Definition
Drinking and partying
Term
What happened to Don Clemente's wife and child?
Definition
His wife and child were killed in a house fire
Term
Why did Don Clemente owe Miguel's father?
Definition
His father saved Don Clemente from the fire
Term
What kept Miguel's papa from sending for him sooner?
Definition
Pride
Term
What was Don Clemente's specialty?
Definition
Safe passage north
Term
How did Elena slaughter the goat for Miguel's party?
Definition
Hit it in the head with a hammer
Term
What did Elena do with the organs from the goat?
Definition
Burned them
Term
Who is La Llorona?
Definition
A ghost
Term
What was reported to suck goats' blood dry?
Definition
Chupacabra
Term
What two going away gifts did Miguel's friends give him?
Definition
An American soccer jersey and a carving knife
Term
What did Abuelita give Miguel before he left?
Definition
A medallion, La Virgen de Guadalupe
Term
How did Miguel get to the city?
Definition
Walked
Term
How did Miguel and Elena get together?
Definition
Elena was on the same bus with Miguel
Term
What did one of the passengers say that caused Capitan Morales to be angry?
Definition
Called him a coward.
Term
Toward what country to the south did Captian Morales send Miguel, Elena and the others?
Definition
South toward Guatemala
Term
Who did Migual blame for being sent south?
Definition
Elena
Term
What did Javi do to trick the federales at the border with Guatemala?
Definition
Pretended to be sick
Term
Who gave Elena money to travel?
Definition
Jaunito
Term
How did Miguel and Elena lose their bus tickets and money?
Definition
They were robbed.
Term
How did Don Clemente get killed?
Definition
Traffic accdent
Term
What did the people in the town call the freight train that passed through town once a day?
Definition
People Killer
Term
What did Javi say that the train gangs would do?
Definition
Rob, beat and steal from people
Term
What did Javi tell Miguel to write across Elena's chest?
Definition
Has AIDS
Term
When Elena was so hungry and tired that she wanted to get off the train and never get back on again, what happened to cause Elena not to get off the train?
Definition
People threw food to them.
Term
How did Javi hurt his ankle?
Definition
Jumped from the train
Term
What was in the burlap bags in the bed of the truck that Migule, Elana and Javi got a ride in.
Definition
Coffee beans
Term
Who did El Plomero say was the only one he would ever work for?
Definition
Don Clemente
Term
At the beninning of the desert crossing, what did El Plomero take out of Elena's pack and put in his own pack?
Definition
Most of her water
Term
Who shot Moises?
Definition
The militia
Term
How much money did they find in Moises pack?
Definition
Twenty dollars
Term
In the desert, what kind of creature climbed up on Miguel's shirt?
Definition
Scorpion
Term
What did Miguel decide to do if they ran out of water?
Definition
Give themselves up
Term
After finding the body of a woman and child in the desert, what kind of storm did they have?
Definition
Sand
Term
What degree did Miguel get when he graduated from college?
Definition
English
Term
When did Elena return to Abuelita's rancho in San Jacinto?
Definition
As soon as she finished high school
Term
What did Elena name her son?
Definition
Miguel Javier Moises
Term
When does Miguel say that he will bring the medallion, La Virgen de Guadalupe,back to San Jacinto?
Definition
When he can cross la linea and freely return again
Term
On what special day does the book open?
Definition
Miguel's birthday
Term
In what town does Miguel live?
Definition
San Jacinto
Term
At whose house does Miguel live?
Definition
Abuelita
Term
Instead of a present or card, what does Miguel awake to find on his birthday?
Definition
A note from his father
Term
Who does Miguel's father tell him to see to help him cross la linea?
Definition
Don Clemente
Term
Miguel dreams he is a rich sports star. What sport does he play?
Definition
Soccer
Term
Where did Miguel and his friends go every year on his birthday?
Definition
To a waterfall
Term
What is someone who gets people across the border known as?
Definition
A coyote
Term
How did Miguel's father save Don Clemente's life.
Definition
He pulled him from a fire
Term
What kind of animal did Elena kill for Miguel's going-away fiesta?
Definition
A goat
Term
What did Lalo and Chuy give Miguel as a going-away presents?
Definition
A soccer jersey and a knife
Term
When did Miguel, Lalo and Chuy agree to meet again?
Definition
In ten years
Term
Where did Miguel meet Javier?
Definition
On the bus
Term
Unknown to Miguel, who else was on the bus going north, dressed in indio clothing?
Definition
His sister (Elena)
Term
After being called a coward, which direction did the federal, Capitan Morales, send the bus?
Definition
South
Term
Where did Elena get the money to follow Miguel on his trip north?
Definition
From Don Clemente's son (Juanito)
Term
After escaping from the federales, Miguel and Elena slept in a portico in town. What happened to them there?
Definition
They were mugged
Term
What happened to the going-away presents Lalo and Chuy gave Miguel?
Definition
They were stolen
Term
Where did Elena hide half of the money she got from Juanito?
Definition
In the lining of her purse
Term
According to Juanito, how did Don Clemente die?
Definition
In a traffic accident.
Term
What did they call the train people hopped to go north?
Definition
The mata jente
Term
What does mata jente mean?
Definition
People killer
Term
Why did Elena cut off her hair before hopping the mata jente?
Definition
To disguise herself as a boy
Term
What did people on the ground throw to people riding the mata jente?
Definition
Food
Term
What happened to Javi when he jumped from the mata jente to escape soldiers?
Definition
He twisted his ankle
Term
After getting off the mata jente, how did Miguel, Elena and Javi get to la linea?
Definition
In the back of a truck
Term
When Miguel, Elena and Javi got to the border town, what did they read had happened to the mata jente?
Definition
It derailed
Term
Which stall in the border town's mercado did Don Clemente tell Miguel to find?
Definition
The boot stall
Term
Who did Don Clemente tell Miguel to look for at the mercado in the border town?
Definition
El Plomero
Term
What did El Plomero's desert survival kit have in it more than anything else?
Definition
Water
Term
What was El Plomero's real name?
Definition
Moises
Term
In the desert, what did Moises check for before spreading the tarps out to rest?
Definition
Snakes (or rattlers)
Term
What did the militia do to Moises in the desert?
Definition
They shot him
Term
In the desert, what did Javi use to remove cholla (cactus) needles?
Definition
His comb
Term
What covered Miguel and Elena while they slept in the desert?
Definition
Sand
Term
What was in the backpack Javi left behind when he disappeared after the sandstorm?
Definition
His water bottle
Term
After finishing high school, where did Elena go?
Definition
Back to San Jacinto
Term
Who is Miguel Javier Moises?
Definition
Elena's son (Miguel's nephew)
Term
What does Miguel tell Elena he will do with Abuelita's medallion when he can freely cross la linea?
Definition
Return it to San Jacinto
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