The No-Guitar Blues

What does Fausto want to do with life?

• start a lawn-mowing service

• play guitar

• be a television announcer

• be a dog walker

What causes Fausto to make that decision?

• He has always wanted to be on television

• His school counselor tells him it's a good idea.

• He sees Los Lobos on American Bandstand.

• His parents think he would be a good dog owner.

What does Fausto plan to do with Roger the dog?

• take Roger to his owners and collect a reward

• take him along on his lawn-mowing jobs

• walk him every day to make money for a guitar

• sell him to his neighbor

What word would you use to describe the dog's owners?

• rude

• sad

• poor

• friendly

Explain why you chose that word to describe the dog's owners.

Why doesn't Fausto want to take the money from Roger's owners?

• He already makes enough money from mowing lawns.

• He knows they need the money much more than he does.

• He feels he doesn't deserve it because he has lied to them.

• He thinks he deserves more money.

She felt _____ pumping Mrs. Marsh for information about Brandon's plans, but it was the perfect opportunity.

• secondhand

• turnover

• distracted

• deceitful

A light knock at the door ________ him from his game.

• deceitful

• distracted

• mission

• turnover

In church, Father Jerry begins by saying that we are all sinners, Fausto thought he looked right at him. Could he know? Is this an internal or external conflict?

• internal conflict

• external conflict

Fausto and his family eat lots of authentic, cultural food such as empanadas and tortillas. Where does his family come from?

• Russia

• Canada

• China

• Mexico