Chapters 8-10
What did Carmen discover when she woke up from her nap?
Rosie was gone.
What does the word infested mean?
To be present in large numbers.
What kind of figurative language is:
"Tony's face lit up as they took off running." ?
Idiom
What does the Italian word Tesoro mean in English?This was Nonna's special name for Carmen.
Treasure
What country did Carmen and her family come from and how long had they been living in The United States?
Italy. Four years.
Where did Carmen find Rosie?
By the molasses tank.
What does the word rickety mean?
To be poorly made and likely to collapse.
What kind of figurative language is:
"Kaboom!" ?
Onomatopoeia.
What does the Italian word trottolino mean?
Nonna used it to describe Tony.
Wild boy.
What kind of figurative language is:
"The Wicked Witch of the West." ?
Alliteration
When the molasses tank exploded, what went flying through the air and hit Rosie in the neck?
The rivets (bolts) from the tank.
Old and torn; in poor condition.
What figurative language is:
"A gigantic wave had crashed in to the street---a swirling, raging monster moving faster than a train." ?
Metaphor
How do you say good job in Italian?
Ben fatto.
What happened to Mama in Italy?
She was killed during two powerful earthquakes (and a tidal wave).
Who did Carmen compare herself to when she and Tony were struggling in the molasses?
Dorothy during the tornado and landing in the strange land of Oz.
What does the word propel mean?
Push; cause to move.
What kind of figurative language is:
"The tank seemed to come alive, as if it ws boiling with fury, ready to destroy." ?
Personification
My girl.
How many other people were killed during earthquakes in Italy?
More than 100,000 people.
Surprise question from Chapter 2!
When Carmen and her father moved to Boston they found sagging buildings, piles of trash, dark alleys with howling dogs, a small apartment and rats. What did Carmen imagine America would look like?
Golden streets, skyscrapers topped with rubies, and wide-open spaces.
Surprise vocabulary word!
What does the word colossal mean on page 60?
Huge; extremely large.
What kind of figurative language is:
"Jagged chunks of metal whirled through the air like knife-winged birds." ?
Simile
How do you say good morning in Italian?
Buongiorno
What kind of figurative language are the following?:
"...brutal battles."
"Slime shoots out of my eyes!"
Alliteration