Characters
What are the real names of Blanca, Sapo and Bodega?
Nancy, Enrique and William
Nazario was Bodega's lawyer.
True
The Young Lords were majority ____________ activists:
a. Dominican
b. Mexican
c. Puerto Rican
d. Guatemalan
C. Puerto Rican
Where does Chino currently work and where does Blanca work?
Supermarket
Her school office
A reaccuring theme
Motif
Who are the two teachers that influenced Sapo's character?
Mr. Blessington and Mr. Tapia
Blanca is able to continue playing the tambourine in church, even if she married Chino (a non-believer)
False. She could no longer keep playing but she was able to keep attending church.
What hospital did the Young Lords take over AND why?
Lincoln Hospital
Poor healthcare system and the building was unsanitary/poor conditions.
Is Bodega the narrorator of Bodega Dreams?
No, it's Chino (Julio Mercado)
What is an idiom?
a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning that is different from the literal meanings of the words in the phrase.
Who is Vera married to and where do they live?
John Vidal
Miami, Florida
False: Sapo is flying a kite on the top of a building, like him and Chino use to do when they were kids.
What was the name of the female patient that died that pushed the Young Lords to place their efforts in the takeover?
Carmen Rodriguez
Who informed Chino about Vera's true intentions?
Blanca
What is irony?
When something happens that is the opposite of what you expect.
Who said: "But if you see God, He won't seem that powerful anymore." Why?
Bodega. Bodega believes that the idea of God is often exaggerated and that if someone were to actually encounter a divine being, it wouldn't be as awe-inspiring as people imagine.
Sapo bit Mr. Tapia because he did not allow Sapo to continue fighting with Mr. Blessington
False: Sapo bit Mr. Blessington and Mr. Tapia was trying to help Sapo after the fight.
What city did the Young Lords originate from?
Chicago
What were the names of the two cops that visited Chino's house?
Officer Martinez and Officer Diaz
What is the word for: "ideas that are stated directly in the text"?
Explicit Ideas
Nene is Bodega's cousin. What is the quality about him that Chino speaks about.
Instead of speaking what he needs to say, he sings it instead.
Did Sapo kill Albert Salazar?
No. Nene did but Sapo did bite him in the shoulder.
What civil rights group did the Young Lords model their organization from?
Black Panther Party
Aaron Fischman
Mr. Cavalleri
During our Figurative Language Review, what were the 8 figurative language terms that we went over?
Simile, Metaphor, Imagery, Alliteration, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole & Idiom