Characters
Murdered by bandits at the start of the novel
Who is Esperanza's father?
The refugees hop on this in order to escape to America
What is a train?
A lack of thankfulness
What is ingratitude?
To examine closely
What is scan?
Something kept as a souvenir
What is keepsake?
The banker descriped as looking like a billy goat
Who is Tio Luis?
Esperanza's hobby inherited from her grandmother
What is crocheting?
An enthusiastic public applause
What is ovation?
To throw doubt on
What is discredit?
Unimportant; trivial
What is petty?
Miguel's cousin that lives in America
Who is Isabel?
What is valley fever?
A being that must eventually die
What is mortal?
To feel sorry; apologize
What is repent?
A daydream
What is a reverie?
A striker that is at odds with Esperanza
Who is Marta?
What is almond flan?
A sorry state or condition
What is idolize?
Difficult to catch or hold
What is elusive?
A worker in the fields who is trying to raise money for her sick mother and her grandmother
Who is Esperanza?
Bitter disagreement; fighting
What is strife?
What is generate?
A cancellation
What is revocation?