7^th Grade English Name:________________________

Lupita Mañana, by Patricia Beatty

Reading Questions, Chapters 7-8

Please put your answers on lined, full-sized notebook paper.

Chapter 7

1. One of the first people Lupita and Salvador meet in the US is Hector Esposito. Who is he and what does he do for them?

2. Then they meet Rodrigo Esposito. Who is he and what does he do for them?

3. How and why do Lupita and Salvador have to “pay” to work at the beginning?

4. Why does Lupita finally reveal herself to be a girl?

5. What is Lupita’s new job? How does Lupita feel about her new job? How does Sr. Elfren feel about her work?

6. What is Salvador’s new job, and how does he feel about it?

7. What do Lupita and Salvador do with their first paycheck?

8. Where can Lupita go to find nothing that makes her uncomfortable, in her new land?

9. What advice and information does Concha give to Lupita?

10. What happens at the end of this chapter?

Chapter 8

1. What means of transportation are Lupita and Salvador going to use to get to Indio?

2. After reading this chapter, you can count up the answer to this question: They travel only at night, and sleep during the day. How many nights’ travel does it take to reach Indio?

3. What happens one night involving two gringos and a pickup truck?

4. How many miles do they have to walk their last night on the road? Where do they sleep during that last day?