Lupita Manana Chapters 1-6

What is the main motivator for Salvador and Lupita leaving Mexico?

• Their father's death

• Salvador's dreams of wealth & success

• Famine/poverty in the pueblo

• To find work to support their family

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Who had given Salvador the knife?

• His father

• His mother

• Tia Consuelo

• Dorotea

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Why was giving up their most prized possessions to pay Bartolo such a high price?

• The knife and the cross were worth a lot of money that they could sell to pay a coyote.

• The knife and cross were valuable because they were gifts from people important to Lupita and Salvador.

• These items were the last things that they owned aside from the clothes on their back.

• They would have no way to protect themselves from robbers if attacked again.

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Why doesn’t Salvador consider Bartolo a “coyote”?

• Bartolo is from Ensenada like Salvador and Lupita.

• Bartolo is his friend and did not ask for money.

• Salvador trusts everyone he meets.

• Coyotes work out of an office.

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How do Lupita and Salvador cross the border safely?

• They walk across.

• They ride in a train car.

• They hide in a produce truck in vegetable crates.

• They swim across the Rio Grande.

Why did Captain Ortega dislike Salvador?

• He didn’t like anybody.

• He didn’t want his daughter to marry someone poor.

• Salvador was disrespectful to him.

• Salvador didn’t have a job.

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Why was the silver cross necklace so important to Lupita?

• It was the only piece of jewelry she owned.

• She was a devoted Catholic.

• Her father gave it to her as a confirmation gift.

• It was worth a lot of money.

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Why does Lupita dress as a boy?

• So she won’t embarrass Salvador

• So that she will be safe when traveling

• So she can beg for money more easily

• So she can earn more money

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What lesson do Lupita and Salvador learn on the road from Ensenada to Tijuana?

• Tijuana is very far away from Ensenada.

• Tomorrow will always be better.

• Eggs and tortillas make very good walking fuel.

• Not everyone can be trusted.

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What happens the first time the children enter the United States?

• Border patrol is waiting; they get sent back.

• They get stopped at the border and are unable to cross.

• They lose everything that they own.

• Salvador is arrested.

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