Vocabulary
This was "smelly, a gaping hole in the ground."
The outhouse
She is characterized as clever, or maybe it was desperation.
The mother.
This was "fossilized."
The penny.
Heroes were kept in this.
A shoebox.
This character is all about sacrifice.
What my father built was white, and it did THIS in the sun.
Gleams
She was "red with rage."
The neighbor
She found a bag full of THESE in the trash.
Stuffed animals
We lived there, and thought it was a motel.
A homeless shelter
This character suffered terrible violence.
Scarlett, the dog.
"My mother ________ a hospital worker." Clearly, she was doing something illegal.
bribed
He must have been a carpenter or good with his hands.
Tania Luna's father.
We looked for these "captured in spider webs."
flies
She left there--so comfortable.
Orthopedic bed
This represents a fortune to Tania Luna.
The penny
"She walked 50 blocks to ___________ spending money on bus fare."
avoid
She was grateful for being given water.
Scarlett, the dog.
To me, America is a country full of THESE, oh! and bubble gum.
Bananas and chocolate.
The deliveryman stood there. I'm sure he was confused about what was going on.
The doorway
This is a minor character:
a) Brian
b) Scarlett, the dog
c) the father
The father
"The delivery man stands there and _________ at us."
stares
He must have left the penny on the floor.
"A very wealthy man."
This "fell in clumps.'
Her sister's hair.
Tania Luna's apartment was in THIS borough.
Brooklyn.
Tania Luna's speech is an example of this genre, or text type.
nonfiction.