María Cardenas 1 Flashcards
How many children were in María’s family? Was she the oldest child?
There were eight children in María’s family. She was the second oldest child.
How much did María’s parents pay to be smuggled across the border?
They paid someone eight hundred dollars to smuggle them across the border.
Can you name some of the things that filled María’s days when she was working in the fields?
Her days were filled with backbreaking labor, hunger, bug bites, sickness, drunken men cursing and fighting, hands stained with tomato oils, scary snakes hiding among the crops, and constant travel.
What kinds of fruits did María pick in Florida?
She picked citrus fruits and cucumbers in Florida.
What kind of flower did María have?
She had an orange marigold.
What kinds of crops did she pick in Ohio and Indiana?
She picked tomatoes in Ohio and Indiana.
Can you describe the rooms in the migrant camps?
The rooms had four bare walls.
Can you describe the stoves in the migrant camp?
They are two-burner gas stoves that flared up in unexpected ways.
Did the family have nice beds in the migrant camp?
No, they were lucky if there were mattresses on the floor.
Did each family have a sink to wash their dishes?
No, the workers washed their dishes outside, under a hose.
Did each family in the migrant camp have a flush toilet?
No, they had to use a communal toilet that was outside.
Can you describe the communal toilet in the migrant camps?
The toilet was just a hole in the ground surrounded by four flimsy walls.
What did María’s mother buy for her at the flea market?
She bought a marigold seedling.
Where did María plant her marigold seedling?
She planted it in a soup can.
Why didn’t María have her own clothes?
She had to share her clothes with her sisters.
