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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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What is Tio Marco's job?
He is the mayor of Aguascalientes.
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What does Mama trade to Carmen on the train?
Mama gives Carmen crocheted table coverings.
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What does Esperanza give to Isabel after Isabel loses the competition at school?
her doll.
100
What does Serenade mean?
to sing or play an instrument for someone.
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What does stagnant mean?
Not flowing or moving.
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What is Tio Luis's job?
He is president of the local bank.
200
When Mama, Esperanza, and Hortensia are hiding from the bandits in the wagon, what fruit covers them?
Guavas.
200
What type of job does Miguel want to get?
Mechanic on the rail road.
200
What does Condolence mean?
An expression of sympathy for someone's sadness.
200
What does preoccupied mean?
distracted or deep in thought.
300
How does Esperanza hurt herself on the night before her 13th birthday?
She pricks her finger on a rose thorn.
300
What did young Miguel get as a reward for hiding Esperanza from bandits?
A train ride.
300
What do Alfonso and Miguel build for Esperanza and Mama behind their cabin?
A shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe
300
What does Silhouette mean?
An outline of a solid object as cast by its shadow.
300
What does propel mean?
to move forward with force.
400
What do Abuelita and Esperanza do while they are waiting for Papa to return?
They crochet.
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What is the name of the sickness Mama contracts during the dust storm?
Valley fever.
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What is in the package that Miguel and Alfonso have on the train?
Papa's roses.
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What does Sprawling mean?
Spreading out in different directions.
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What does desolate mean?
Empty with no people or objects.
500
At what age do girls celebrate the quinceaneras?
15.
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What hospital does Mama go to when she gets sick?
Kern general hospital.
500
Who helps Esperanza during the dust storm?
Irene and Melina.
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What does Bestow mean?
To give as a gift.
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What does efficient mean?
Not wasting time or effort?
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