3. In Chapter 29, how many days after Sab leaves Excel does Roxy drop Maxima and Excel at the international terminal at San Francisco International Airport?

4. What is the time difference between the Philippines and California?

5. In Chapter 27, where does Maxima say that she might have to go to work to get money for Perfecto's schooling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sab feel when she receives the care package from Excel?

2. In Chapter 26, how does Sab react when Excel tells her he is an illegal immigrant?

3. What story did Excel make up about his family for a 10th grade essay assignment?

4. Why does Gunter yell at Z in Chapter 25?

5. Why does Gunter refuse to pay Excel in Chapter 17, and how does Excel protest?

6. In Chapter 32, what happens to Gunter one night?

7. What story does Excel tell Maxima about needing money in Chapter 18?

8. What finally came for Sab in Chapter 24, and what did it look like?

9. In Chapter 27, why does Jerry send money?

10. What advice does Jerry give Excel before they part?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Excel works for a difficult man at a pizza parlor. How did Excel leave his job when he left for Hello City? How does Gunter feel when Excel asks for his job back? How does Gunter treat Excel? Is Gunter trying to get revenge?

Essay Topic 2

Excel never calls Maxima mother. What is conveyed about parent-child relationships through the relationship that Excel and Maxima have? Does their relationship change throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Maxima and Excel are illegal immigrants. Why are Maxima and Excel illegal immigrants? How does being illegal immigrants make their lives difficult? How does being illegal immigrants affect their future?

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