Vocabulary
Vocabulary II
Main Characters
Inference
Misc.....
100
What is a widow?
A woman whose husband has died.
100
What is a smock?
An apron
100
How did Yolanda's papi die?
killed at work as a security guard.
100
Why is Yoland mad when she sees her mother doing the Tango with Don Jose?
because it is a dance of love and it involves dipping.....
100
what happens at the end of the story?
Yolanda tries to be happy for her mother, but she just keeps thinking about her father.
200
What is a stupor?
A dazed condition, not knowing what is happening.
200
Use "pacing" in a sentence.
walking
200
Why do Yolanda and Mami light candles in the bathroom?
so they don't burn the building down cause it's old
200
Why does Yolanda leave the church?
She is angry because of her mother and Don Jose.
200
what does jose do for a living?
he is a custodian at St Mary's church
300
What does it mean to mature?
To become fully grown or developed.
300
Use alley in a sentence
narrow side street
300
Why did Yolanda take out the photo album?
To remind her mother of her father and hoped that her new boyfriend would seem not as good as her father was
300
Why doesn't Mami get depressed when she looks at the pictures of Papi?
She feels that he would want them to go on with their lives and not be depressed.
300
in the story what does "don" mean
it means mr,sir,or your majesty
400
What is a morgue?
Place where the dead are kept before being identified.
400
Basement - define
bottom floor, usually underground
400
Who is Mami's new boyfriend?
Don Jose
400
Tell one fact and one opinion of Don Jose
facts - custodian at st Marys, has a straw hat, from pr, widower no children; plays guitar and sings opinion - dresses wrong, pants too short, dresses like a hick, sound funny
400
how does yolanda treat jose?
Yolanada treats him very meanly and rude.
500
Define radiant....
beaming with joy!
500
Use hypnotized in a sentence
dazed, overcome...
500
What did Yolando do after Mami and Don Jose left for the dance?
She watched a news special on crime and raced to the dance to find them.
500
Why did Yolando disapprove so strongly of Mami's relationship with Don Jose/
She doesn't want anyone to take her father's place. She considers DJ a peasant.
500
After Mami and Don Jose go to the dance, what does Yolando imagine is happening to her mother?
Yolanda starts thinking that maybe jose is trying to murder her mom by trying to get her alone and cutting her throat.
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