Miguel Chapters 9 and 10
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  1. A few days after the last day of school, Miguel's father began to treat him differently. What were some things that Miguel's father said to Miguel that were differently than the way he talked to Miguel before?


  1. What did Miguel's father ask Miguel to build for him? (p. 128)


  1. Why did it surprise Miguel that his father should ask him to do such a thing?


  1. What was the Marquez brothers' job? (p. 132)


  1. What were the names of the Marquez brothers? (p. 133)


  1. Where do the Marquez brothers come from? (p. 134)


  1. What do the Marquez brothers do during the part of the year when they are not shearing sheep? (p. 134)


  1. What was the name that Johnny Marquez called Miguel that made him feel good? (p. 136)


  1. Why do the Marquez brothers shear the sheep with electric clippers instead of doing it by hand? (p. 142)


  1. Johnny Marquez convinced Miguel's father to give him a very important job while they were shearing sheep. What was that job? (p. 142/143)


  1. Why was this job so important?


  1. What kind of job did Miguel do? (p. 143)


  1. What was Miguel's father's and grandfather's job for the shearing? (p. 147)


  1. What was Gabriel's and Bonifacio's job? (p. 150)


  1. What was the nickname Johnny Marquez called Miguel after he saw him do his job sweeping? (p. 151)


  1. What happened at the dinner table that evening that surprised Miguel? (p. 154)


  1. What did they have for dinner that night? (p. 155)


  1. Did Miguel have a good time eating at the table with all the other workers?


  1. What did Miguel do that made everyone at the table laugh?





Mr. Klebba
Special Education Teacher
South Walnut Elementary School
Bangor, MI