My Dairy from Here to There

Why do Amada's parents decide to move to Los Angeles?

• Amada wants to see her grandmother more often.

• Amada's mother thinks the weather will be better there.

• Amada wants to write in her journal in Los Angeles.

• Amada's father plans to find work there.

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Where does the family stay while Amada's father is in Los Angeles?

• They stay with friends

• In Juarez, Mexicio

• In a rented house in California

• with relatives in Mexicali, Mexico

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When Amada first learns about her family's plan to move, she feels...

• worried

• excited

• relieved

• furious

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Amada's grandmother gives her a journal to...

• finish her homework in.

• write letters to her family in Mexico.

• help her remember her language and her culture.

• practice English for school in California.

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Why does the family stay behind when Papa goes ahead to California?

• The family needs more time to pack and move.

• The family has to wait until Papa sends them their green cards.

• They have to stay and take care of their Nana.

• Amada and her brothers have to finish school in Mexcio.

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From the details in the story, you can tell that Amada's brothers are...

• serious and hardworking

• gentle and friendly

• naughty and lively

• sad and shy

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Mama and Papa keep talking about all the opportunities we'll have in California.

The word opportunities mean...

• good chances

• interesting jobs

• new friends

• entertaining hobbies

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There is a man here in the fields named Cesar Chavez, who speaks of unions, strikes, and boycotts.

The word union refers to a group of people who...

• come from many places

• join together as one

• enjoy each other's company

• cannot find work

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Mexicali is right across the border from Calexico, California.

What does the word border mean?

• a line that divides two countries

• the capital of a country

• a dry, desert area

• a long road that connects many states

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How are Paul from "Mexico:My New Home" and Amada from "My Diary From Here to There" similar?

• They both moved to Mexico

• They both were worried about moving

• They both wrote in a diary

• They both were close to their grandpa

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