Vocab
“The chocolaty sauce of the chicken enchiladas spilled out of the rolled-up tortillas and mixed in with the rice and beans, making the dish extra delicious. We gorged ourselves till we thought we’d pop.” (105)
What does gorged most likely mean in this sentence?
stuffed
I made my way back to the bed and sat on the edge because the room was skill spinning a little
How does Odilia feel after La Llorona gives her the springs of Jojotle?
Dizzy or sick
It is a sedative more potent than any sleeping pill you can buy at a farmacia
Which word in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of sedative?
Pill
Why would Cecilia spit out each taste she took of what she was making?
It was drugged or poison
We had to think of some quick answers because even though we’d expected a full-on interrogation, we hadn’t planned anything that came out of our mouths.” (105)
Which word in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of interrogation?
answers
“An apprehension spread into every pore of my being, I did the one thing I could to quiet the guilt in my mind.” (126)
“I was very apprehensive, I did the one thing I could to quiet the guilt in my mind.”
The sentences in bold have very similar meanings. How does the author’s choice to use the phrase “apprehension spread into every pore of my being” affect your understanding of the first sentence?
It emphasizes how nervous Odilia is.
“She was always the worst at keeping things from strangers. She was just too candid.” (108)
What does candid most likely mean in this sentence?
honest or friendly
“‘Whoa! Someone got a wicked makeover!’” Delia said, bursting into peals of
laughter.”
When Delia says these lines, what does the reader know that Delia does not know?
that Cecilia has been disguising her appearance
“My husband angered the ancient ones and I’ve been paying for it ever since, doomed to dwell in this empty shell of a house”
What does dwell most likely mean in this sentence?
Live in
“‘Come on, old woman, what are you waiting for?’ Juanita yelled from behind me, to which Cecilia responded with a bloodcurdling wail that made us all stop. ‘Come on, give it your best shot!’”
At this point in the chapter, what does the reader know that Juanita does not?
that La Llorona had warned the girls to remain kind and honorable on this journey