Chapter 6

On what day is Enrique finally united with his mother?
Enrique finally reunites with his mother on May 28th @ 8:00 am.

In what state does Enrique ultimately reunite with his mother?
Enrique finally meets his mother in North Carolina.

On November 2, 2000, another significant event happens to Enrique. What is it?
That day his daughter, Katerine Jasmin is born.

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?
Well on the one side of the river, in Mexico he has to be very carefully. anyone could harm him and he has to work a lot for a little money, he doesn't have anything and he is always scared, hungry and tired. On the other side, he is somewhat safe.

Describe Enrique’s final journey into the United States.
Enrique had to go across the river with El Tirindaro and they had to run from the immigration. They needed to hide form them and then Enrique got into a car, they took him into a house so that he could rest and they could wait for the money to arrive.

What problems develop almost immediately when Enrique is reunited with his mother? Do these problems surprise you?
Enrique and his mothers started having problems like every other family. They started arguing about respect and Enrique has a lot of resentment towards his mother because she left him. They started arguing about her right to tell him what to do. These problems surprise me in a way because they started almost immediately. Every family has these problem. I just figured the fact that they are together was more strong than the resentment he felt.

3 new voc words!! define book sentence, your sentence

Psychedelic
Definition: of or noting a mental state characterized by a profound sense of intensified sensory perception
Book Sentence: Its roof lights flash red and blue on the water, creating a psychedelic sheen.
My Sentence: He had a psychedelic painting.

Cleft
Definition: a hollow area or indentation
Book Sentence: Two nights ago, it killed a youngster he knew, a tall, skinny migrant with a cleft upper lip.
My Sentence: He had a cleft chin.

Concertina
Definition: to fold, crush together,
Book Sentence: When they are allowed into an outdoor are surrounded by a fence topped with concertina wire.
My Sentence: The car concertinaed when it hit the truck.