Plot
Why isn't Tula allowed to read
- Society does not allow women to have an education
-Her mom does not let her
When no one is looking, I seize one of Manuel's books and flee to the garden
Tula
Books are door shaped portals
Metaphor
True or False, Tula's biological father (Papa) believed that slavery was bad and that all people should be free
True
What is the tone here: Tula says it's never too late, but I'm old, and I'm so very tired, and I have too much work...
NO BABY WORDS- sad, mad, glad, happy, etc
depressed, overwhelmed, melancholic
What does Manuel do for his sister Tula?
He smuggles books for her so that she can read. He hides them under her embroidery hoop.
Thirteen! It is the age for dreams of sparkling jewels and silken gowns
Mama
Thirteen is a barefoot rider on a naturally graceful horse with no fierce spurs or heavy saddle...
metaphor
How did Tula's father die
fever
What color are Ms. Dad's eyes?
blue or hazel. One of each but I will accept either answer.
What does Tula think of her mother in pt 1 of the story?
She does not like her.
Each day, after my lessons, the nuns let me visit their marvelous library.
Tula
Silence feels like an endless echoing hallway of smooth shiny mirrors
simile
Where does Tula go where she can read freely?
The convent or with the nuns
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who fights for a cause. Usually this cause is slavery.
Who is Caridad
She is the house servant who used to be a slave but was freed from Tula's papa.
The poems Tula recites fall onto my ears like shooting stars or flowers in a storm wind, plummeting toward earth instead of drifting.
Caridad
I've been the only cook, maid, and seamstress in this family for at least 1000 years
Hyperbole
What are The Suns and Rays or lops Soles y Rayos
A secret society of poets who believe that there should be no slaves and that all men should be able to vote
Who said: feather pens, flowing ink, and weightless paper-- they mean nothing at all to me.
Manuel
Who is Heredia?
Heredia is a rebel poet and abolitionist.
We read all manner of verse and prose forbidden to other females
The nuns
The poems Tula recites fall onto my ears like shooting stars or flowers in a storm wind, plummeting toward earth instead of drifting.
Simile
Where does Tula's Grandpa live?
On a sugar plantation which he owns
What gift does Tula get from her Grandpa at the end of pt 1?
a bird in a cage