La Linea

Ann JaramilloFiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

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Introduction

Before Reading

Reading Context

During Reading

Reading Questions & Paired Texts

Answer Key

After Reading

Discussion/Analysis Prompt

Activities

Essay Questions

Exam Questions

Exam Answer Key

Multiple Choice

1. C (Chapter 1)

2. B (Chapter 3)

3. D (Chapter 4)

4. B (Chapter 6)

5. A (Chapter 14)

6. C (Various chapters)

7. C (Chapter 17)

8. D (Chapter 21)

9. D (Various chapters)

10. B (Chapter 27)

11. A (Chapter 29)

12. D (Chapter 30)

13. C (Epilogue)

14. C (Various chapters/Epilogue)

15. D (Epilogue)

Long Answer

1. The novel is written in a first-person narration style from the perspective of the narrator, Miguel. As a result, the reader experiences the challenges facing migrants first-hand through one migrant’s point of view. (Various chapters)

2. The bad omens that Miguel references include these: rats at the bus station; dogs waiting for the train; and the scorpion in the desert. (Chapters 16, 18, 29)