Question

1.Where did Mr. Nuñez find the money?

2.Why did it have a tag on it that said how much money it was supposed to contain? How much money was in the bag?

3. Why did he move the money from the place where he found it?

4. Why did he decide not to call the phone number that was posted on the A.T.M.?

5. What did he do instead?

6. How did Mr. Nuñez say he felt at the time?

7.What about later, when he learned that a ceremony would be held to honor him?

8. Mr. Nuñez said, “I’ve wanted to be a crime scene investigator or a detective
for the police since I was a kid.” Based on how he reacted in this unusual situation, do you think he would make a good law enforcement officer? Why?

8. Officer Simon Drobik, an Albuquerque Police Department spokesman, described the Nuñez family as humble. He also said: “It was amazing to watch them. There’s a greater good there. They weren’t blown away by Jose’s actions, but everyone else was.” Why was the Nuñez family not surprised by what Jose did? Why do you think other people were surprised? What was your reaction when you read the article?

Answer 1

1. He came upon a large clear plastic bag filled with cash next to an A.T.M. in Albuquerque.
2. It had a tag on it because the owner - a Wells Fargo contractor had intended to put the money in the A.T.M. but had mistakenly left it on the sidewalk.
3. He moved the money away from where he found it so that other people would have access to use the ATM.
4. He didn't want it to seem like he was stealing the money so he declined from calling the number on the ATM.
5. He called 911 instead.
6. According to him, he was very shocked because he had never seen so much money.
7. Mr Nuñez said he was very nervous about the ceremony because it was going to be his first time in the news.
8. Mr Nuñez if he stays true to his values will make a good law enforcement officer. It takes a great deal of courage to stay honest because even within the Law Enforcement Agency, there are a lot or people who are not so honest. Honesty is one great quality of a Law Enforcement Officer.
9. His family were not surprised because they had always trained their son to think and act that way - to be honest.

• Other people were surprised because it was a rare thing to do. It could also be that a lot of them would have done otherwise.

• When I read the article, I was very surprised, and I was happy to know that some good still remained in the world. I was also eager to know if and how Nuñez would be honoured.

Cheers!