Light My Fire
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100
She burned down the shower because of her extremely heated body.
Who is Gertrudis?
100
This food brings on Tita’s premature birth.
What are onions?
100
Symbol associated with Tita’s girlhood dream of her wedding
What is white?
100
Tita delivers this baby.
Who is Roberto?
100
Tita is taken here after defying Mama Elena.
What is John Brown's house?
200
This makes Tita understand how dough feels when it is plunged into boiling oil.
What is Pedro’s stare into Tita’s eyes?
200
Tears in this food makes wedding guests vomit.
What is Chabala wedding cake?
200
Symbol that represents John Brown
What is a match?
200
She runs off with Juan Trevino on his horse.
Who is Gertrudis?
200
Tita and Pedro first consummated their love here.
What is the dark room?
300
He gives Tita hope of love after she leaves Mama Elena.
Who is John Brown?
300
This is the favorite food of Gertrudis.
What are cream fritters?
300
They bore a hole in the dirt of the patio.
What are chickens?
300
She died after tasting the icing on the cake.
Who is Nacha?
300
Tita overfeeds an animal here.
What is the dove cote?
400
Tita eats these in order to return to Pedro in the tunnel.
What are candles?
400
Chencha brings this food to Tita when she is mute.
What is oxtail soup?
400
Substance allowing Tita to communicate after her trauma
What is phosphorus on the wall?
400
He is Mama Elena’s secret lover.
Who is Jose Trevino?
400
Pedro and Rosaura move here after their son’s baptism.
What is San Antonio?
500
Gertrudis plays this song on the day Pedro met Tita.
What is "The Eyes of Youth"?
500
This is the food Tita can swallow only after Mama Elena smacks her.
What are soft-boiled eggs?
500
Elements that exemplify Tita and Rosaura’s relationship
What are oil and water?
500
He warns Tita of the approach of Mama Elena’s ghost.
Who is Pulque?
500
The smell of roses still lingers here.
What is a parking lot?
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