Chapter 1 Confusion Pg. 7 – 23

With who is Enrique and Belky left with after their mother leaves?Enrique stays w/ his father and grandmother. Belky stays w/Lourdes’ sister.
-**How does Lourdes get to America?Lourdes pays a coyote, who guides her along w/others thru a TJ sewage tunnel making way to LA
-**Do you think that Enrique’s father is a good role model? Why or Why not?
I don’t think Enrique’s father is a good role model, because he leaves his kid for another women & family when he was supposed to take care of him. And then he feels as if all the emotional distress is because of Enrique’s mother. -**What types of jobs does Lourdes start off with in America?Working in a a factory, moves into Beverly Hills w/ couple to take care of their little girl, fish factory, pizzeria & bar, fichera at Long Beach bar, cleaning offices & homes
-**How is Enrique affected now that his father walked out on him?He starts to believe that his father doesn’t care, and starts to loose his love for him.
-**Who does the father blame?Luis believes that it’s Lourdes’ fault who promised to come back
-**Instead of going to school, what does Enrique do during the day?Has to sell tamales, & other things so that he could help out his grandma w/money now that his father is gone.

-**How does Belky feel about her mother being gone? (Think about mother’s day)she gets real sad and emotional, and sometimes it makes her mad, but then she thinks about how her mother cares for her and her brother, & how she is doing it to give them a better life.
-**How does Enrique celebrate his B-day?
-**What problems does Lourdes “Unintentionally” get into?Her boyfriend go to LA to live w/ her but instead of helping all he does is drink, then she incidentally becomes pregnant and losses her job.
-**What type of boyfriend does Lourdes have?Unreliable boyfriend, who drinks and doesn’t even work.
-**Lourdes is tricked by Gloria Patel for her money, is this the first time?no
-**How does Enrique find out about the trains?
-**What are smugglers? What are the good and bad sides of hiring one?
Smugglers are people who you pay to take you into the US, a good thing about smugglers is that there are some that actually help you out. But the bad thing is that there are others who are frauds & just take your money, sometimes they leave you & others rap girls.