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Who said "I am the bank president and would like to live accordingly"
Tio Luis
Define "ridicule"
(n) the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior.
What is wrong with this sentence:
"On saturday, everyone bathes and cleans up for the Jamaica"
Saturday should be capitalized.
Jamaica is not refering to the country but the drink so it should not be capitalized.
What is wrong with this sentence
""She burns the Beans and feeds plums to the babies, which make them ill"
Beans should not be capitalized because it is not a proper name nor a beginning sentence word.
Makes should be "make" because we refer to the babies which is a plural form and it corresponds to the pronoun "they".
What food did Esperanza give to Pepe and Lupe that made them sick?
Plums
Who said "When I get to California, I am going to work on the railroad"
Miguel
Use the word "gingerly" in a sentence
Jackson sat down very gingerly
In Chapter 7, why is Esperanza surprised about Mama preparing supper?
She knows her mother did not cook in Mexico (p 121)
How did Mama get sick?
Because of a dust storm.
What does "De Nada" mean?
You're welcome
Who said "this isn't Mexico. No one will be waiting on your here"
Marta
Define "spasm" in your own words
(n) a sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement
On Chapter 7, describe the jamaica.
Musicians sat on a platform lit with lights. Cloth covered tables held food for sale. Bingo tables were set up and chairs surrounded the dance area. (p. 129-130)
What goes wrong on Esperanza's first day in charge of the babies?
Se feeds them plums, which make them ill and she burns the beans. (p.141)
Abuelita says "we are like the phoenix". How is Esperanza's family like this bird?
Like the phoenix who is reborn from its own ashes, so must the family rise again and restart a new life.
Who said "so you're a princess who's come to be a peasant?"
Marta
What is "accosting"
What's its part of speech?
Approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
It's a verb.
In chapter 7, on page 123, describe the shrine that was built behind the cabin.
Half an old washtub set on its side formed an arch over a plastic statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Rocks were placed around the tub, and a sticks-and-rope fenced around a plot of earth protected throny stems of rose plants.
In your book, chapter 8, describe the dust storm.
The winds blows dust so hard that it pits everything it hits, and dust fills the air until it diminishes visibility. p 148-149
What does Esperanza mean in English?
Hope
Who says "I will pray for you Esperanza. That you can be strong, no matter what happens"
Mama
Give a definition of somberly, its part of speech and use it in a sentence.
Dark or dull. Oppressively solemn or sober in mood; grave.
It's an adjective.
Mourners in a funeral procession walk somberly.
How does Marta compare the kittens to the workers?
She calls them both "small, meek animals." (p. 132)
Wait until Pepe is down and asleep, then put Lupe down or they will play and not go to sleep. (p.139)
Define what is a strike and explain what is the goal of those who do not want to be a part of it.
Strike: a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.
They want better living conditions, better housing and feed their families (page 146)