Tita expresses and shares her emotions with others through this medium. It is also an important tradition for the De la Garza family and its part of how they stay connected to their ancestors.
What is food or cooking
100
Magical Realism is often confused with this genre of literature.
What is fantasy
100
"When Pedro took her in his arms, her body quivered like jelly."
This is an example of
What is a simile
200
The De la Garza family's maid
Who is Chencha
200
This was Pedro's idea when he found out he could not marry Tita.
What is he would marry her sister Rosaura so he could be closer to Tita.
200
Like Water for Chocolate is a story of a girl trying to find and enjoy true _______
What is love
200
Magical realism is a style of writing that originated in this part of the world.
What is Latin America
200
"When Tita died, her family's past would die with her"
this is an example of
What is personification
300
He rescued Tita from Mama Elena's House.
Who is Dr. John Brown
300
The type of food that Tita was making when Pedro declared his love to her for the first time.
What are christmas rolls
300
The De la Garza family has many of these. One of them is problematic for Tita.
What are traditions.
300
One of the distinct features Magical Realism is that the story takes place in a ___________ setting.
What is realistic.
300
"Tita was the last link in a chain of cooks who had been passing culinary secrets to cooks from generation to generation."
this is an example of
What is a metaphor
400
She taught Tita How to cook
Who is Nacha
400
What did Gertrudis become after she left the brothel?
What is a general.
400
These are symbolic of Tita's deep emotions
What are Tears
400
In Magical Realism the characters react to strange or supernatural events in this way.
What is like everything is normal
400
"The salon was ablaze with a colossal number of candles"
this is an example of
What is imagery
500
He was Rosaura's first baby
Who is Roberto
500
These two characters get married towards the end of the novel.
Who are Esperanza and Alex
500
This is a symbol for passion and desire.
What is fire
500
Describe one part of the novel that is an example of magical realism.
What is answers may include:
1. Tita's birth
2. Tita's cooking having powerful reactions on other characters.
3. Tita and Pedro's farewell scene
4. Tita nursing Rosaura's baby
500
"Despite the time that had passed since that evening, she remembered it perfectly: the sounds, the smells, the way her dress had grazed the freshly waxed floor, the look Pedro gave her..."
this is an example of