Chapter 20

1.       What did Sonia offer to do for Maria?

2.       Decribe the social life of being in Mexico.

3.       What would you do if you didn’t have any computers, phone, cable, tv, etc…?

4.       Where was Rodrigo every noght?

5.       How does he describe Mexico?

6.       How would you describe Rodrigo and his behavior.?

7.       What does Sonia think about the Girls roles in Mexico.?

8.       What do you think about the unfairness in genders roles?

9.       Tell me how is it in your home? And society

10.   Describe what Maria does each afternoon.

11.   Who is Juan carlos? Describe him

12.   What happened to Juan carlos, and why?

13.   What happen to Isabella?

14.   Do you anyone that has crossed the border? What was it like for them?

Chapter 21

1. What did Sonia offer to do for Maria?

2. how did Maria react?

3. Do you think Maria is strong from Juan Carlos incident?

4. Discuss the driving ways of Mexico.

5. what was Maria going to go do?

6. who were all the ladies in the line?

7. what were the kids kites made of in Mexico?

Voc.

Ignorant

Desperate

Rivals

Stewardess

Squiggles

Oozing

Escort

Corruption

ch 20-21  Quotes

How in the world did these people function.

These bitches down her think I am a rockstar.

You’re a pig

Rodrigo had drunk until he couldn’t see.

I quickly began turning into a typical Mexican girl.

The whole boy/girl unfair culture thing wass total BS, but I didn’t say a word.

Mexican wedding  were incredible fiestas, but Marias was like a fairytale.

Especially because he was madly in love

But coyotes do more than just act as guides.

5 weeks later hid body was found in a dry river gulch by the arizonia border.

Isabella survived the illness but ended up going deaf.

I can tell your heart flutters for someone

The boys here didn’t even have shoes.

chapter 19 questions, voc words

Chapter 19
1.
Why couldn’t she take a nap?
2.
What happened in the morning?
3.
Why did abuelita wake he up so early?
4.
What happened with the egg?
5.
Why did it explode, how would you have reacted
in that situation.
6.
Who is maria, describe her.
7.
Why does she call herself Cinderella?
8.
How does Maria carry her baby?
9.
Compare usa baby to Mexico’s baby
10.
What are Maria’s job duties?
11.
How does Maria wash her clothes?
12.
Have you ever bathed in a river before?
13.
How did Sonia react to Maria washing her clothes
in the river?
14.
What did they eat for lunch?
15.
What was Sonia’s favorite food from lunch what
does she compare it too?


Quote
No such thing as a lazy Mexican.
Please Abuelita one more hour of
sleep
Abuelita moved the egg across my
throat, over my heart, then paused.
Then the egg exploded.
Cinderella was back, south of the
border style
Maria tossed her daughter into an
old fashioned pouch, slung it over her back, and grabbed the pile of laundry.
I was a pocha
Maria was yet another victim of
Mexican poverty and oppression.
Her smile made my smile grow even
bigger.
She is deaf.
We arrived at the river, and
before I knew it, I washing clothing on the rocks like they had done in the
stone age.
Isabella was the most content baby
I had never taken a bath in a
river before.

Words:
Hesitated
Immunized
Poverty
Bailing
Arrogant
Pluck
Scowled

ch 18 voc, quotes and questions

Chapter 18
1.
How many cousins do Sonia have or seem to have?
2.
How many cousins do you have?
3.
How was she feeling when she was eating with the
family?
4.
Why did she say she was a vegetarian? Would you
have eaten the chicken?
5.
How did the family respond to her
vegetarism>?
6.
What do they keep calling her ,her first night
in Mexico?
7.
why was she discussed at dinner ?
8.
Where did Rodrigo go after everyone left
9.
What was Rodrigio like? Do you have someone in
family that is like him?
10.
How many people can sleep in Grandma’s house?
11.
What is the dessert that Maria and abuelita
eating? Tell me your favorite dessert that you have with family.
12.
Why was she scared to use the bathroom?
13.
Tell me a time where you haven somewhere that was
totally different to our daily life.
14.
what did grandma and her prima Maria tell Sonia
to be careful about when she went to the bathroom?
15.
What does she get scared of from her
grandmother?
Quotes:
When you’re a Mexican, it seems like
everyone is a cousin.
I didn’t want to eat the chicken
I was too scared to tinkle.
No matter where I was, I was an outsider.
He makes wind like a real Mexican
I would have said she was pretty too if
weren’t such a raging bitch.
Hey poncho watch for the scorpions.
In Mexico I was nothing more than a stupid
American.
Voc words
Gaze
Rustling
Micromanaging
Arrogant
Conceited
Appreciated
intense