Lupita Manana

What is the main reason Lupita and Salvador leave Mexico?

• Their father’s death
• A famine in their town
• Salvador’s dreams of riches
• To find work to support their family

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At the end of the story, Salvador is sent back to Mexico, but Lupita remains in Indio with her relatives and starts to learn English … Why is learning English so important to Lupita?

• La migra would think that she was a pocha and she would not get sent back to Mexico.
  
• She wanted to prove that she was better than Aunt Consuelo.
  
• Aunt Consuelo said that Lupita had to learn English so she could pay more rent.
  
• She could get out of the fields, leave Aunt Consuelo’s house and earn enough money to go home.
  

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Why did Salvador get caught by la migra?

• He did not have the right fake papers.
  
• Lucio turned him in.
  
• He did not know how to speak English.
  
• He did not run fast enough.
  

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Why doesn’t Lupita tell her mother when Salvador moves out?

• So her mother won’t worry about her loan
  
• So her mother won’t feel guilty
  
• So her mother will think everything is alright
  
• So her mother can still trust him, think good of him
  

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What is so unforgettable about working in the fields?

• The enthusiasm of the other workers
  
• The physical demands
  
• The beauty of the countryside
  
• The generous pay
  

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How does Aunt Consuelo’s life differ from the way she described it in letters to her sister?

• She learned English because everyone that they knew spoke English.

• She decided to stay in America because she never liked it in Mexico.

• Her husband was actually a gringo not a pocho.

• Her husband is not rich or important.

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What sort of danger do Lupita and Salvador face while on the road from Colton to Indio?

• La migra stopped them and questioned them.

• The cars driving by were driving too fast.

• They were shot at by racist gringos.

• Someone else tried to rob them and Salvador no longer had his knife.

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How does la migra find out about the illegals working for Señor Rodrigo?

• It was part of a regular raid by immigration; nothing specific tipped them off.
• Someone at the post office suspected that the people sending these letters might be undocumented.
• The man who forged the fake social security cards got caught and snitched to the police.
• Lupita talked to one of the guests even though Concha told her not to; the guest told la migra.

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Why do Lupita and Salvador leave Colton?

• Their employers become angry with them.
• Salvador is caught stealing.
• La migra raids their workplaces.
• Aunt Consuelo contacts them.

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How are Lupita & Salvador taken advantage of by Señor Rodrigo & Señor Elfren, their first bosses?

• They are never allowed to leave the house that they live in.
  
• They pay them below minimum wage and make them pay for fake work papers.
• Lupita and Salvador have to work more than 60 hours a week.
  
• Señor Rodrigo & Señor Elfren take the money that Lupita sends to Mama and keep it for themselves.
  

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