stymied p. 137
an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.


Excrement p. 139
waste matter discharged from the body, esp. feces.


Spigot p. 140
a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask.

•1. What significant change takes place when Enrique reaches Veracruz?
•A change takes place when he sees a figure of Christ.
•2. How do people of Veracruz show their kindness?
•They show their kindness by giving Enrique food and extending a hand.
•3. What does hipolito Reyes larios see as his mission?
•He saw His mission was
•4. When Enrique finally arrives at Nuevo Laredo, he’s on the banks of what river?
•The Rio Grande river.
•5. What is the significance of the statue of Jesus Enrique encounters?
•The significance he encounters is care and welcome.
•6. How does the journey change at the point of this encounter?
•Enrique gets robbed.

•1. How does Enrique make money to buy his phone card?
He washes cars

•2. Why must Enrique call Honduras first?
To get his mothers phone number

•3. Who helps Enrique cross the border?
El tirandaro

•4. List all the people involved in this chapter, how do they affect Enrique on his journey? padre Leo, uncle Carlos, la tirandaro and laurdes

5.Pick 5 vocabulary words- define book sentence and your own sentence

1.caravan- a bus abd a carvan of cars
i do not know where the word caravan came from

2.conservative- in a country where the church is conservative
the word conservative is very hard to spell

3.modestly- he is humble and lives modestly
modestly means doing something nice

4.presentable- to help migrants look more presentable
i hope i can my senior presontation more presentable

5.circumvents- he circumvents mexican customs
i circumvent skateboarding

•On what day is Enrique finally united with his mother?
by may 28 he meets his mother in north carolina.

•In what state does Enrique ultimately reunite with his mother?
he meets his mother and his stepsister in north carolina.

•On November 2, 2000, another significant event happens to Enrique. What is it?
maria isabel gives birth to enriques daughter.

•Contrast the sides of the Rio Grande. What is Enrique’s life like on his side of the river that in Mexico is called Rio Bravo?
his life on the other side of the rio bravo is

•Describe Enrique’s final journey into the United States.
his final journey into the united states is kind of easy because all he has to do is wait untill he gets to north carolina

•What problems develop almost immediately when Enrique is reunited with his mother? Do these problems surprise you?
He has problems with his mother because he wants to do what he wants to and she has rules for him not to do these things and it dosent really suprise me

•3 new voc words!! define book sentence, your sentence
clutered- inside, the room is clutered, dark.
I sorted through the clutter in the attic.

paved- the road is freashly paved
His analysis of the college market paved the way for their entry into textbook publishing.

anxiously- his mother askes anxiously, is it you
Her parents were anxious about her poor health.

1. What significant change takes place when Enrique reaches Veracruz?
A change takes place when he sees a figure of Christ.
2. How do people of Veracruz show their kindness?
They show their kindness by giving Enrique food and extending a hand.
3. What does hipolito Reyes larios see as his mission?
He saw His mission was
4. When Enrique finally arrives at Nuevo Laredo, he’s on the banks of what river?
The Rio Grande river.
5. What is the significance of the statue of Jesus Enrique encounters?
The significance he encounters is care and welcome.
6. How does the journey change at the point of this encounter?
Enrique gets robbed.