Pobre Ana – summary questions &
answers 2023
Ch 1 summary - ANSWER-Ana is a 15 year old girl from California. She has a lot of problems: her Mom
yells, her Dad won't give her money because they're poor, her brother, Don, never helps, and her sister,
Patty, steals her clothes. Ana has two friends: Elsa and Sara who are both rich.
Ch 2 summary - ANSWER-Ana can't find her book, Mom yells at her and Don doesn't help. Ana finds it on
her bed. At school, Ana is jealous of Sara's new Hollister shirt. Her Spanish teacher, Sra. Borda, tells of
opportunity to live with a family in Mexico at no cost. Ana wants to go. Ana tells her Dad, dad says too
expensive, Ana says it's free, Dad says yes.
Ch 3 summary - ANSWER-Sra. Borda tells Ana that Mexico is very different and families are poor. Ana's
family, Elsa, and Sara accompany her to the airport to say goodbye. Ana flies to Guadalajara then Tepic,
Nayarit (a state in Mexico). The Sánchez family is not at the airport. Ana is scared. Ana takes a taxi to her
new house. The family is sorry they weren't at the airport. Ana talks with Juana and Susana. She likes her
new family. She is surprised by some of the differences between the Sánchez family's house and the
houses in California.
Ch 4 summary - ANSWER-Ana, Juana, and Susana go to the gym, park, pool (where people swim with all
their clothes on!), and a store called "Gigante". Tortillas are being sold in front of Gigante. The girls go to
the bank and Ana exchanges dollars for pesos. She then buys a taco from a taco cart. She compares it to
tacos from Taco Bell. The girls go back to the house, and Mom yells because the radio is too loud. Ana is
surprised that other Moms yell, too.
Ch 5 summary - ANSWER-Ana goes to the gym and meets Patricia. They go to Patricia's house and talk.
Patricia goes to a private school with uniforms. Ana and Patricia become good friends.
Ch 6 summary - ANSWER-Patricia and Ana go to a dance. Ana meets a boy named Ricardo and he
teaches her how to dance the cumbia in 30 mins. Ana and Ricardo talk. SHe tells him about her
problems. Ricardo says there are no perfect families. Ana, Patricia, and Ricardo go to Ricardo's house and
talk.
answers 2023
Ch 1 summary - ANSWER-Ana is a 15 year old girl from California. She has a lot of problems: her Mom
yells, her Dad won't give her money because they're poor, her brother, Don, never helps, and her sister,
Patty, steals her clothes. Ana has two friends: Elsa and Sara who are both rich.
Ch 2 summary - ANSWER-Ana can't find her book, Mom yells at her and Don doesn't help. Ana finds it on
her bed. At school, Ana is jealous of Sara's new Hollister shirt. Her Spanish teacher, Sra. Borda, tells of
opportunity to live with a family in Mexico at no cost. Ana wants to go. Ana tells her Dad, dad says too
expensive, Ana says it's free, Dad says yes.
Ch 3 summary - ANSWER-Sra. Borda tells Ana that Mexico is very different and families are poor. Ana's
family, Elsa, and Sara accompany her to the airport to say goodbye. Ana flies to Guadalajara then Tepic,
Nayarit (a state in Mexico). The Sánchez family is not at the airport. Ana is scared. Ana takes a taxi to her
new house. The family is sorry they weren't at the airport. Ana talks with Juana and Susana. She likes her
new family. She is surprised by some of the differences between the Sánchez family's house and the
houses in California.
Ch 4 summary - ANSWER-Ana, Juana, and Susana go to the gym, park, pool (where people swim with all
their clothes on!), and a store called "Gigante". Tortillas are being sold in front of Gigante. The girls go to
the bank and Ana exchanges dollars for pesos. She then buys a taco from a taco cart. She compares it to
tacos from Taco Bell. The girls go back to the house, and Mom yells because the radio is too loud. Ana is
surprised that other Moms yell, too.
Ch 5 summary - ANSWER-Ana goes to the gym and meets Patricia. They go to Patricia's house and talk.
Patricia goes to a private school with uniforms. Ana and Patricia become good friends.
Ch 6 summary - ANSWER-Patricia and Ana go to a dance. Ana meets a boy named Ricardo and he
teaches her how to dance the cumbia in 30 mins. Ana and Ricardo talk. SHe tells him about her
problems. Ricardo says there are no perfect families. Ana, Patricia, and Ricardo go to Ricardo's house and
talk.
