Who said it?
Spanish Vocab
Characters
Location & History
Esmeralda Santiago
100

"It seemed to me that remaining jamona could not possibly hurt this much. That a woman alone, even if ugly, could not suffer as much."

Who is Negi

100
This is a word to describe rural Puerto Ricans with distinctive dialect and customs
What is "Jibara"
100
I injured my foot in Jenny's bike chain
Who is Raymond
100
This place is described as "a metropolis of San Juan"
What is Santurce
100

Esmeralda Santiago starts her memoir when she is this old

What is 4

200

"They make me peel all the potatoes. She always has an excuse. Now they'll probably make you peel her potatoes while she sleeps late."

Who is Gladys

200
This is a word to describe a woman who has never married
What is "Jamona"
200

I helped Negi decide to audition for the performing arts school

Who is Mr. Barone

200

Puerto Rico is located in this country

What is The United States

200
Esmeralda has this many bothers and sisters at the end of the memoir.....include her step sister from papi

11

300

"They treat us like animals....don't they care that we're human beings, just like them?"

Who is Mami

300
This is a word to describe a shameless person
What is "Sinverguenza"
300
I am Mami's youngest child at the end of this memoir

Who is Franky

300

This place is in the city and is a community buit on top of sewage

What is "El Mange"

300

This is the name of the high school that Esmeralda attends and where it is located

What is Performing Arts in New York- Manhattan

400

'A sin is when you do something that makes God angry."

Who is Papi

400

These are rules that define how one is to behave

What is dignidad

400

I taught Negis about woman things when her mother was at work

Who is Gloria

400

This is where Negi lives when she is in New York

What is Brooklyn

400

This is the year that Esmeralda graduates from high school

What is 1966

500

"I see. Those country schools are always so far behind. That's why we have so many ignorant jibaros..."

Who is Senora Leona

500
This is the word for cooking fire
What is "fogon"
500
I am Papi's oldest child
Who is Margie
500

This is where Negi loved to live as a child because it was country

What is Macun

500

This is the college that Esmeralda attended and where it is located

What is Harvard in Boston, Mass