Fiction Definitions
The place and time when a story occurs.
Cara's son who "abandoned" her.
Who is Fernando?
The neighborhood in New York where Cara lives.
What is Washington Heights?
The President when Cara's story begins.
Who is President Barack Obama? Aka El Obama
This musical genre was invented by DJ Kool Herc in the South Bronx (ten minutes from Hostos!) circa 1973
What is hip hop?
When the story is told from the character's own point of view using "I" and "me"
What is first-person narration?
Cara's elderly neighbor who owns a small dog.
La Vieja Caridad and the dog Fidel.
What did Cara happen to witness on the night that she ran away from her husband?
What is a car accident?
What kind of factory did Cara work in? What was manufactured there?
What are "Little lamps"?
The Hostos Writing Center is located here. Name the building and floor.
Where is C-596 inside the HALC (Hostos Academic Learning Center)?
The crisis or boiling point in a story
Climax
Cara's machete-wielding ex-husband.
Who is Ricardo?
Cara's email handle.
What is Carabonita?
Cara's best friend never removes this clothing item, "not even to sleep."
What is a faja (a corset; shapewear)?
Professor Bollinger's office hours take place on these days and times.
A weakness or fault in a character that causes their downfall.
What is tragic flaw?
The astrologer who spams Cara's email.
Who is Alicia the Psychic?
Cara repeatedly requests that the job counselor give her this (no, the answer I am looking for is not "a job").
What is a glass of water?
Cara claims to have this special sensory ability.
What is the ability to smell other people's illness?
Who was Eugenio Maria de Hostos? Name one fun fact about him.
A Puerto Rican writer, journalist, political activist/revolutionary who fought for the independence of Puerto Rico, and an educator who lived from 1839 to 1903. Supporter of women's rights.
What is the Iceberg Theory of Fiction?
The character Cara refers to as "El Flaco"
Fernando's roommate (and possible boyfriend) Alexis
This person told Cara about the job counseling program.
La Profesora at La Escuelita
Cara threw up in a taxi cab because...?
She checked herself out of the hospital too early after having an operation to remove a cyst.
The year that Hostos Community College was founded.
What is 1968?