VOCABULARY Quizlet
picket lines But the lugs of asparagus that were sent back to the sheds had to be taken across the picket lines and the strikers often slipped
surprises beneath the harvest. p. 202
accustomed Esperanza had grown so accustomed to the strikers' chanting while she packed asparagus that the moment it stopped, she looked up
from her work as if something was wrong. p 204
caravan In the distance, a caravan of gray buses and police cars headed fast toward the shed, dust flying in their wakes. p. 205
riveted "What about us?" said Esperanza, her eyes riveted on the guards who caught the strikers and shoved them back toward the buses.
p. 205
despondent The others left on the buses. Esperanza and the other women watched the despondent faces in the windows disappear. p. 207
surprises beneath the harvest. p. 202
accustomed Esperanza had grown so accustomed to the strikers' chanting while she packed asparagus that the moment it stopped, she looked up
from her work as if something was wrong. p 204
caravan In the distance, a caravan of gray buses and police cars headed fast toward the shed, dust flying in their wakes. p. 205
riveted "What about us?" said Esperanza, her eyes riveted on the guards who caught the strikers and shoved them back toward the buses.
p. 205
despondent The others left on the buses. Esperanza and the other women watched the despondent faces in the windows disappear. p. 207