May 1
Who visits the ranch?
The Revolutionaries
What task does Tita have to do for Mama Elena that she is behind on?
What fruit is Mama Elena a specialist in cutting?
Watermelon
Where does Mama Elena send Tita at the end of the chapter?
An insane asylum
Where do Tita and Chencha hide at the beginning of the chapter?
The cellar
What is the only interest Tita has anymore?
What does Mama Elena pick up when she hears the revolutionaries coming?
Her shotgun
What replaces Tita's taking care of Roberto?
Caring for the pigeon
What character dies during this chapter?
Roberto
What inexplicable thing happens to the sausages that Mama Elaina finishes?
They become infested with worms
What is Tita most sad about after the revolutionaries leave?
The doves are gone
Why is the bathing room dark with no windows?
No one is allowed to see Mama Elena naked
Who does Tita accuse of killing Roberto?
Mama Elena
What does Mama Elena shoot?
Who is the captain that confronts Mama Elena?
Juan Alejandro
Where are Pedro, Rosaura, and Roberto?
San Antonio, Texas
What does Tita manage to take with her after Mama Elena sends her away?
The Bedspread
Who was able to coax Tita out of the dovecote at the end of the chapter?
Dr. Brown
Where did the family sleep during the "dog days" of summer?
In hammocks on the patio
What does Tita secretly hope would have happened to Mama Elena after the visitors came?
That she would have died
How did Mama Elena prevent them from killing and taking all their chickens?
They killed the chickens and buried them in the back
What is Mama Elenas favorite scent?
Lavender
Who delivers the news of Roberto’s death to Mama Elaina and Tita?
Chencha
What is Mama Elenas one fear in life?
What body part of Titas does Mama Elena break when she hits her?
Her Nose