The Tortilla Curtain | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Part 1, Chapters 1-2 (pages 3-29)

1. What is Delaney Mossbacher's occupation?

Writer.

2. Where do Delaney and his wife live?

Arroyo Blanco Estates.

3. What is Kyra's profession?

Realtor.

4. Who does Delaney hit with his car?

Candidó.

5. What does Delaney give to the person he hits?

Twenty dollars.

6. What kind of car does Delaney drive?

Acura.

7. What parts of the car are damaged?

Headlight and turn signal.

8. What injuries does the person Delaney hit with his car suffer?

Scraped face and a bloody hand.

9. What is inside the bag the accident victim carries?

Tortillas.

10. In what languages does Delaney speak to the accident victim?

English and French.

11. Where does Delaney go after he hits the person with his car?

Recycling center.

12. Who fixes Delaney's car?

Candidó.

13. Who nurses the accident victim's injuries?

América.

14. Whose death does...
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