La Linea Chapter 1-3

Who is the main character in the story La Linea?

• Don Clemente

• Elena

• Chuy

• Miguel

Who is Miguel named after?

• His father, grandfather, and great grandfather

• Mexican Presidents

• Famous Authors

• He isn't named after anyone.

How old is Elena?

• 13

• 5

• 15

• 2

How do Miguel and his friends celebrate his birthday

• By giving each other gifts like their most prized possessions

• By drinking beer together

• By going to the waterfall to swim

• By farting and telling jokes

Miguel has a had a dream many times. What is it about?

• Going to El Norte (The North). Where he lived with his family and went to school and became a successful adult.

• Playing soccer for famous Mexican soccer teams. being rich and famous, and building a mansion for his family.

• Crossing the dessert and being attacked by wild animals along the way.

• Farting in Moreno's class and joking with his friends.

What do we know about Elena's Character?

• She throws temper tantrums.

• She likes soccer.

• She is interested in becoming a doctor.

• She reads her dads letters regularly.

"The words were like little drops of water to a person dying of thirst -- enough to give hope; not enough to make a difference" This is an example of a:

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

"Elena pulled mama's letters out of a little woven bag she kept under her bed. She read them over and over, one by one, in chronological order." What does the word in red mean as it is being used in the sentence?

• Careful

• Elegantly

• sequential

• informative

"The words I needed to say felt like mud in my mouth" Is an example of a:

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

"I pulled myself out of the water and retrieved the three cigarettes I had sneaked from Tio Esteban's stash" What does the word in red mean as it is being used in the sentence?

• recovered

• threw

• hid

• delivered