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Crossing the Wire

Quiz by Guy Whitman

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  • Q1
    What are the main character's names in Crossing the Wire ?
    Sebastian and Tomas
    Pablo and Santiago
    Rico and Victor
    Reynaldo and Richard
    30s
  • Q2
    What is a coyote?
    A person that hunts jaguars for their fur
    A person that works for the Mexican government
    A person that works for the Border Patrol
    A person who smuggles immigrants into the United States for money.
    30s
  • Q3
    What is La Migra?
    American Immigration Officers
    The name for the farmers crossing the wire.
    The name of the bus company that travels to the border.
    Another name for smugglers
    30s
  • Q4
    Who 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
  • Q5
    Why 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 border
    30s
  • Q6
    How did Victor get injured at the end of chapter 7?
    Victor jumped off of a train that was moving too fast and he fell and injured his head.
    Victor was pushed off of a cliff by a border patrolman.
    Victor was hit by a bus when crossing the highway.
    Victor was attacked by a vicious dog.
    30s
  • Q7
    What "trick" did Victor's new acquaintance, Julio know about the trains?
    Julio knew how to get into the freight train boxes that had new automobiles in them.
    Julio knew how to find coyotes that would help them for free.
    Julio knew how to hire a pilot to fly them across the border.
    Julio knew how to bribe the border patrol so they could get across the border.
    30s
  • Q8
    What are Cholos?
    Cities or townships
    Farmers
    Gangs or street kids
    Trains
    30s
  • Q9
    What sweet treat did Victor see a girl eating when he and Julio arrived in Nagales that made his stomach feel like a small animal with claws?
    A popsicle
    An ice cream sandwich
    A Snickers candybar
    A chocolate banana on a stick.
    30s
  • Q10
    Who came in the middle of the night while Victor and Julio were sleeping in Nogales and what did they want?
    The cholos came in the middle of the night to rob them.
    A Catholic Priest came and gave them blankets and food.
    The local soccer team came to ask them to play soccer for their team.
    The immigration police came to deport them to Guatemala.
    30s
  • Q11
    What does it mean to "cross the wire"?
    to cross the border into the United States
    to make a drug smuggler angry
    to cross into Nogales
    to work at a soup kitchen
    30s
  • Q12
    The password that Julio had been given (Paisano twenty-seven) worked perfectly with the cholos.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q13
    Why did Victor decide not to follow Julio through the tunnel on an inner tube?
    Victor said he couldn't swim.
    The cholos wouldn't let Victor through
    Julio told Victor not to come because it was too risky.
    Victor was worried about what might happen to his family if he drowned.
    30s
  • Q14
    How did Victor get on the bus when he was following Miguel?
    He bought a second class ticket so he could get on the bus.
    He climbed on top of the bus to get a ride.
    He bribed the bus driver with tortillas.
    He sneaked onto the bus when the bus driver was smoking a cigarette.
    30s
  • Q15
    What are "mules" in the book Crossing the Wire?
    Mexican police
    border patrol
    people that carry drugs for the smugglers
    gang members
    30s

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