La Linea to chapter 25

Why does Don Clemente feel like he owes Miguel’s father?

• Miguel's father saved Don Clemente''s daughter from a fire.

• Don Clemente owes Miguel's father for smuggling drugs to the US.

• Miguel's father saved Don Clemente from a fire.

What has always been their father’s plan for Miguel?

• Miguel will go to school and get an education.
• Miguel will work cleaning offices at night while he goes to school in the daytime.
• He will become a doctor.

What gifts do Chuy and Lalo give to Miguel?

• Chuy gives him a carved animal; Lalo gives him a soccer jersey.

• Chuy gives him a carving knife; Lalo gives him money.

• Chuy gives him a carving knife; Lalo gives him a soccer jersey.

Why is Chuy's gift special?

• Chuy could have sold the little animal for a lot of money.
• Chuy gives him the only knife he has.
• Chuy gave him a family treasure.

What do the three boys agree to do?

• They will call each other on the anniversary of Miguel's leaving.
• They will meet again in 10 years.
• They will never forget each other and the good times they had.

How does Elena surprise Miguel?

• She is the "indigena" dressed in the bright skirt and shawl who sits in the second seat.
• She shows up at the bus station and insists she is going with him.
• She gives him a lot of money before he leaves abuelita's house.

What does Miguel realize about the realities of leaving that Lalo and Chuy do not?

• He knows that his friends will eventually forget the details of their friendship.
• He knows they will have a hard time getting to the US.
• He knows Lalo is going to the capital and won't ever return to San Jacinto.

How do the passengers on the bus take care of each other?

• They laugh at Morales when his pants fall down. When Morales gets angry, they escape.
• They share the food they have with each other.
• They develop a system of watching Morales so others can sleep.

Where are the federales taking the people on the bus?

• The federales are taking the passengers to San Jacinto.
• The people are being sent to the border town in the North.
• The federales are taking the passengers to the Guatemalan border.

How does Javi create a distraction so the other passengers can get away?

• He faked an asthma attack.

• He faked a sprained ankle.

• He faked a seizure.