Food
These are a form of protein gathered and not slaughtered.
What are eggs?
Mami hates to hear her name.
Who is "Privi"?
This place is where Mami grew up and where she still has a lot of family.
What is "Santurce"?
Esmeralda was attacked all over her body by these, and Mami had to scrub her in a laundry tub to get them off of her.
What are "termites"?
This fruit is shown in this picture: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/images/Plate50.jpg
What is a guava
This word means neighborhood or community.
What is "barrio"?
The year that he was born, the arguments between Mami and Papi got worse.
Who is "Hector"?
This is how Esmeralda felt about jibaros.
What is "she admired them"?
We were Esmeralda's two younger sisters and the beginning of the book.
Who are "Delsa and Norma"?
After Papi walked out on Mami in the middle of a heated argument, this is where she threw his clothes.
What is "outside in the front yard"?
Esmeralda dedicated this book to this person.
Who is "Mami"?
These fruits represent Esmeralda's adulthood.
What are "apples and pears"?
This means dark-skinned girl.
What is "negrita"?
This character does not like to be associated with peasants.
Who is "Mami"?
The town where Esmeralda's family lived when she was four. The house was like "a giant version of a lard can".
What is "Macun"?
This person is the narrator of the book.
Who is "Esmeralda Santiago"?
This is the word for carrying oneself with a sense of self-respect, manners and dignity.
What is "dignidad"?
Where Mami went to hide when she was crying.
What is "behind the house"?
These are the two books also written by Esmeralda Santiago.
What are "Almost A Woman" and "The Turkish Lover"?