Crossing the Wire
Quiz by Guy Whitman
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- Q1What are the main character's names in Crossing the Wire ?Sebastian and TomasPablo and SantiagoRico and VictorReynaldo and Richard30s
- Q2What is a coyote?A person that hunts jaguars for their furA person that works for the Mexican governmentA person that works for the Border PatrolA person who smuggles immigrants into the United States for money.30s
- Q3What is La Migra?American Immigration OfficersThe name for the farmers crossing the wire.The name of the bus company that travels to the border.Another name for smugglers30s
- Q4Who gave Rico the $1500.00 to pay the coyotes?Rico had been saving the money for two years while working in Silao.Victor gave Rico the money for the coyotes.A Catholic priest gave Rico the money for the coyotes.Rico's oldest brother, Reynaldo sent it to him from the states.30s
- Q5Why did Victor make the very difficult decision to leave his home and go to the United States?The corn crop was not going to be profitable so Victor has to go to the United States to get work to help his family.Victor needed to go to the United States to help Rico get out of jail.Victor decided not to go to the United States after all.Rico told Victor that he had coyote money for him to use to get across the border30s