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Vocab
100
Teaches Esperanza how to sweep.
Who is Miguel?
100
"I can fix any engine. But they will only hire Mexicans to lay track and dig ditches, not as mechanics."
Who is Miguel?
100
This is what Esperanza fails to do correctly when she first arrives at the camp, which gives Marta an opportunity to make fun of her.
What is sweeping?
100
These makes Pepe and Lupe sick when Esperanza first watches them alone.
What are plums?
100
"a" word for approaching and addressing (someone) boldly or aggressively.
What is accosting?
200
Marta's mom's name.
Who is Ada?
200
"Here, we have two choices. To be together and miserable or to be together and happy."
Who is Mama?
200
Miguel and Alfonso bring these from El Rancho de las Rosas for Esperanza and Mama.
What are the roots of Papa's roses?
200
This is why Miguel goes to Bakersfield instead of the fields when he arrives at the camp.
To find a job working on the railroads.
200
"s" word for in poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care
What is shabby?
300
Knows English because she and her mother were born in America.
Who is Marta?
300
"Will you tell me what it's like to be so very rich?
Who is Isabel?
300
The name Marta calls Esperanza when she is mocking her.
What is Cinderella?
300
Illness that Mama first comes down with due to the dust.
What is Valley Fever?
300
"h" word for the outer covering of a fruit or seed, especially the pod of peas and beans, or the husk of grain
What is hull?
400
Isabel's best friend.
Who is Silvia?
400
"They adore you. They cried yesterday when I watched them for the few minutes it took you to sweep the platform."
Who is Melina?
400
The reason Miguel puts a trellis by Esperanza's rose.
"So you can climb."
400
The big social gathering that people from the camp and others in surrounding areas dress up for and attend.
What is a jamaica?
400
"r" word for unwillingly
What is reluctantly?
500
Has long gray hair tied in a tail and crochets with her daughter and some of the other women at the camp.
Who is Irene?
500
"Our camp is a company camp and people who work here don't leave. Some live here for many years."
Who is Josefina?
500
Isabel takes one of these home from the jamaica.
What is a kitten?
500
Esperanza takes this to the hospital for her mom for a Christmas present.
What is a smooth stone she found in a field?
500
"c" word for sudden changes in mood or behavior
What is capricious?