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José Antonio Burciaga, La Puerta

José Antonio Burciaga, La Puerta

Read La Puerta and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. Where does Sinesio work?

He irons clothes for those who can afford the luxury.

He works in a canning factory in California.

He works as a mechanic at the local auto store.

He works in a mattress sweatshop.

2. How does Sinesio’s wife respond when she sees he has purchased a lottery ticket?

She leaves the house without a word, too angry to speak.

She berates him for throwing money away.

She excitedly places it in her pocket to check the number with the afternoon news report.

She kisses Sinesio and thanks him for always taking small chances to better their lives.

3. Where is Sinesio going in two weeks' time?

the capital to procure better work

the United States

his brother’s house in the south

Mexico

4. When Sinesio returns from his final day of work, what has his wife done with the lottery ticket?

She has left it on the table where he placed it weeks before.

She has thrown it in the trash.

She has used it to kill a cockroach and then flushed it down the toilet.

She has used it to plug a hole in the door.

5. What object does Sinesio leave the house with at the end of the story?

a mattress

a knife

the door

his wife’s iron