Nombre: _________________________________________________ Fecha: _______________ Hora: _________
TRUE-FALSE QUESTIONS FOR “SWEET FIFTEEN”
______1. Gabby’s father makes a speech at her “quince.”
______2. Ramón is Gabby’s brother.
______3. Marta’s father “cuts in” on Ramón’s dance with Marta.
______4. Marta doesn’t want her cousin as her quince escort.
______5. Marta’s dad is the new operations manager in his company.
______6. Marta’s mother had a quince party of her own.
______7. The priest asks for volunteers for the Amnesty program.
______8. Marta’s dad says there’s “time for friends” in Mexico.
______9. Ramón is originally from Puerto Rico.
_____10. Ramón refuses to take Marta and her friends home after the dance.
_____11. Marta is finally dating at age 14.
_____12. Marta shouts, “Migra, migra!”
_____13. Mr. Jose sells quinceañera “packages.”
_____14. Ramón works in a garage.
_____15. Marta’s dad can’t get his old model car started.
_____16. Marta’s dad refuses to help fire an employee.
_____17. Marta’s dad never thinks about returning to Mexico.
_____18. Marta asks her parents to let Ramón be her quince escort.
_____19. Marta’s parents decide to cancel her quinceañera.
_____20. Marta gets into Ramón’s car and turns up the radio.
_____21. Jackie tells friends that Marta’s aunt has died.
_____22. Marta says that Ramón brags all the time.
_____ 23. Marta won’t dance with Ramón on the railroad tracks.
_____ 24. Marta’s dad grounds her.
_____ 25. Marta discovers that Jackie lied.
_____ 26. Marta’s Dad tells her to look “straight at” Ramón.
_____ 27. Marta can’t bear to look at pictures of quinceañera gowns.
_____ 28. Marta accidentally spills the milk.
_____ 29. Ramón calls Marta “Daddy’s little girl.”
_____ 30. Marta says Ramón can do anything he wants to.
_____ 31. Ramón asks Marta, “How come you’re always running away from me?
_____ 32. At dinner Marta’s dad refuses to talk to her because of the milk incident.
_____ 33. Marta says her native language is English.
_____ 34. Marta’s dad looks at his box of “old papers.”
_____ 35. Marta accidentally finds her dad’s “Amnesty” file.
_____ 36. Marta accidentally finds her dad’s box of old papers.
_____ 37. Marta tells Ramón to go away and leave her alone.
_____ 38. Her dad says to Marta, “I need your help, hija. I need your help.”
_____ 39. Jorge is deported.
_____ 40. Marta’s dad goes back to his former employers.
_____ 41. Marta’s mother tells her, “All you see is yourself.”
_____ 42. Without being asked, Ramón volunteers to help Marta get signatures.
_____ 43. The door of Ramón’s car falls off.
_____ 44. Marta wonders if she’s old enough to be taken seriously.
_____ 45. Marta gets the first signature almost as soon as she walks in the door.
_____ 46. Ramón starts studying his “reading books” again.
_____ 47. Marta visits Chinatown.
_____ 48. The wrecking yard boss is kind and gentle.
_____ 49. Marta can’t even have a quinceañera mass in church.
_____ 50. Ramón writes “Thanks” on a chalkboard.
Nombre: _________________________________________________ Fecha: _______________ Hora: _________
Quinceañera "Sweet 15"
1. What is a "quinceañera" ? What does it represent? What kinds of things does it
include (list at least four details)? Not all Latin Americans have a big "quince", so,
who does?
2. Who are Samuel de la Cruz and Arturo Montoya? What does it mean to apply for
Amnesty? Why is Samuel so reluctant to apply for it? Why does he withdraw his
application? Give at least TWO examples of how Samuel shows the stress he is
under.
3. What are some of the difficulties Marta and Ramón face in gathering signatures
(give at least three)? Why was Marta able to succeed at this when her father
could not? What does she learn about her father, her family, and herself as she
gathers signatures?
4. What is "la migra"? Why are they so feared? What is "la migra" doing for much
of the movie that seems to be unusual for them? Describe at least two ways some
employers in the movie took advantage of illegal immigrants.
Nombre: _________________________________________________ Fecha: _______________ Hora: _________
ANSWER KEY
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. T 9. T 10. F 11. F 12. T 13. T 14. T 15. T 16. F 17. F 18. T 19. T 20. T 21. F 22.
T 23. F 24. T 25. T 26. F 27. F 28. F 29. T 30. T 31. T 32. F 33. T 34. T 35. T 36. F 37. T 38. F 39. T 40. T 41. T 42.
F 43. T 44. T 45. F 46. T 47. T 48. F 49. F 50. T