La Puerta

Question 1

Who is it by

Answer 1

Jose Antonio burciaga

Question 2

Ramshackle

Answer 2

Rickety, poorly constructed

Question 3

Arroyo

Answer 3

A river or stream

Question 4

Emphatic

Answer 4

Forceful

Question 5

Drudgery

Answer 5

Dull, monotonous tiresome work (same thing over and over again)

Question 6

Meandering

Answer 6

Winding, changing course

Question 7

Muffled

Answer 7

To have repressed or it deaden sound

Question 8

Pelting

Answer 8

To pound heavily and steadily

Question 9

Litany

Answer 9

A Repetitive prayer

Question 10

Where does sinesio work

Answer 10

He works at a mattress sweat shop

Question 11

How does Faustina make extra money?

Answer 11

She irons clothes for the people who could afford the luxury

Question 12

After sinesio read the note from his brother, what did he choose to do? 

Answer 12

He decided that he had no choice other than to leave for El Norte the US in two weeks 

Question 13

How did Sinesio remember about the lottery ticket

Answer 13

Two guys on the bus were talking about the lottery ticket and how the ticket was sold and the person who won probably didn’t even know they won

Question 14

What happened to the ticket after sinesio got off the bus? 

Answer 14

He came home to see that Faustina put the ticket on the door to keep the rain from come in

Question 15

What is a sweatshop?

Answer 15

A crowded workplace with poor an illegal working conditions

Question 16

If you don’t say, or have an opinion, what does that mean about the employer?

Answer 16

That you let your employer take advantage and boss you around

Question 17

What is local color?

Answer 17

To give readers flavor of a certain locale

Question 18

What are some examples of local color in La Puerta?

Answer 18

Autobús, avenida, arroyo

Question 19

What were three of sinesio goals?

Answer 19

1. Food for family
2. Education for family
3. Open small business

Question 20

What does Faustina refer to the lottery ticket as and what is the difference between Sinesio and Faustina?

Answer 20

She refers to them as paper dreams. She is more practical and realistic than sinesio

Question 21

How do we know that sinesio likes to gamble?

Answer 21

When he’s talking to his brother, he is talking about that needs a job and he is in debt from betting with his friend on the Dodgers game