Cajas de Cartón-summary – Flashcards
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When does the story take place?
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The end of August, around the 1950's.
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What work did Panchito do?
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He picked strawberries for 12 hours every day.
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Why was Panchito sad?
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Because he had to move.
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What did Panchito's father do before he bought "Carcanchita"? What did he want to know about the car?
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He examined it and looked at many other cars. He wanted to know who the owner had been before him.
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What did the father find in the backseat of "Carcanchita"? What conclusions did he draw from this?
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He found a blue tie. He thought the owner must have been someone important.
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How can the reader tell that Roberto is older than Panchito?
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Roberto carries the larger boxes.
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What is the mother's prized possession? What is it like?
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Her pot. It is old, galvanized, and full of dents and nicks.
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How did Panchito feel when he and his family left the chocita?
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Sad.
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When did Panchito and his family arrive at Fresno?
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At sunset.
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What could the mother do that the father could not do?
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Speak English.
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What did the house they were told to look for look like?
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It was a big white house with a fence around it.
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Where could Panchito and his family stay?
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The garage.
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What did the garage look like?
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It was old, eaten by termites, the walls could barely hold up the leaky roof, it didn't have windows and the floor was covered with dirt.
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How did the family prepare the garage to live in?
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Roberto swept the floor, the father filled the holes in the walls with old newspapers and pieces of tin, and they brought in the mattress and set in in a corner.
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Where did everyone sleep that night?
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The mother and the children slept on the mattress; Panchito, Roberto, and the father slept outside beneath the trees.
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What could Panchito do once it was November?
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Go to school.
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What did he do when he woke up the first day of school?
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He woke up early and watched the stars, enjoying the thought that he didn't have to work and was going to start sixth grade.
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Why did he feel bad for Roberto?
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Roberto couldn't go to school and had to work.
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When will Roberto go to school?
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February, when the cotton season ends.
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How did Panchito feel when he got to school?
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Nervous.
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What did he see when he looked out the window of the bus?
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A crowd of children.
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Why was Panchito startled in the office?
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Nobody had spoken English to him in months.
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What did he have to do before eventually going to his classroom?
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Answer a lot of impertinent questions.
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Who is Señor Lema? What did he do when Panchito arrived?
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He is the sixth grade teacher. He greeted Panchito, assigned him a desk, and presented him to the class.
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How was Panchito feeling when he got to class?
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Nervous and scared.
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What did the class do after the teacher took role?
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Finish the story that they started the day before.
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What happened when Señor Lema approached Panchito? How did this make him feel?
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The blood rushed to his head. He felt dizzy.
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What happened when Panchito opened his book?
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His mouth was dry and his eyes began to water.
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What did Señor Lema invite Panchito to do?
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Go to the music room with him.
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What instrument did they begin to play?
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The trumpet.
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What did Señor Lema offer to do? How did Panchito respond?
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Teach him to play the trumpet during lunch. Panchito said yes and couldn't wait to tell his family the news when he got home.
