Chapter 7 Recap
What party does Julia go to?
What is Masquerade?
What does Ama take Julia to do?
What is clean rich people's houses in Lincoln Park?
What does Julia hate for Ama to see?
What is her crying?
Why does Julia feel pressure from Ama to behave in this “perfect” way?
Who is Olga?
Who says this quote, "I keep thinking and thinking of all the worst-case scenarios until I feel like a tornado of worry and consider going back to bed." (92)
Who is Julia?
Who is Julia jealous of?
Who is Lorena's friend/Juan Garcia?
What is Julia afraid of cleaning?
What is a toilet?
Why does Julia feel bad for Ama?
What is because she witnesses her mother working exhausting cleaning jobs in wealthy homes and sees the inequality of her mother's life?
At the masquerade, why does Julia feel judged?
What is because they are young / not as confident dancing?
Who said this quote, "Girls here have no morals. You're the weird one, you know that?" (103)
Who is Ama?
Who is Jazmyn?
Who is Olga's friend from high school?
What does Julia compare the houses to?
What are museums?
What device does Sánchez use to allow readers to hear Julia’s private thoughts about her mother and her own identity?
What is internal monologue?
What is something Julia resents Ama for?
What is keeping her trapped at home?
Who said this quote, "I remember you were such a sensitive little girl. Always crying about something." (95)
Who is Jazmyn?
What does Julia do to conceal herself when running away?
What is stuffed her bed with pillows and a blanket and put a doll as her head?
What does Julia ask Ama?
What is does she remember Jazmyn?
What does cleaning the mansions make Julia more determined to achieve?
What is a better future than her mother's through education and leaving home?
What does Ama value more than Julia’s academic ambitions?
What is hard work/obedience?
What is the significance of Julia saying, "It burns my throat and sends a pleasant warmth all throughout my body. My muscles begin to soften." (97)
What is foreshadowing addiction? / coping through substance usage? / needs help grieving?
What did Julia learn about Olga from Jazmyn?
What is Olga was in love with someone and very happy?
Why does Ama rarely talk about school with Julia?
What is she had to drop out when she was in eighth grade to work?
What does Julia's mentioning of Olga’s “ghost” symbolize?
What is Olga’s lingering influence on Julia’s life / her secrets / and the pressure Julia feels to live up to family expectations?
How would you describe Julia’s tone when she reflects on the her mother’s expectations?
What is sarcastic / frustrated / showing humor and bitterness at societal and family pressures?
What is the significance of Julia saying, "but I still look like the Joker. I'll just have to put my mask back on." (96)
What is Julia’s insecurity, emotional damage, and her pressure to conform to societal/familial expectations?