Comprehension Questions

1) Esperanza gives her mother many reasons for eating her lunch at school instead of going home but what is the real reason for wanting to eat in the canteen?

-The real reason that Esperanza has for wanting to eat in the canteen is because she doesn`t have a lot friends, and also if she goes home nobody is gone be there.


2)Describe the scene at sister superior`s office?

- The scene at sister superior`s office was funny because the letter says that Esperanza live too far away and the sister knew that she live like 4 block from there, she can see Esperanza`s house from her window.

3) why doesn`t Esperanza have any fun at the party at first?

-Esperanza doesn`t have fun at the party because she felts wear with the clothes his mother bought the pink and white striped dress and not just for that, her mother forget buy a new shoes and she went with the same shoes she goes to school, she felts so wear.

4) What do you think is the most exciting thing for her about that evening?

- I think the most exciting thing for Esperanza that evenig was the moment when his lier uncle says she is the prettiest girl in the party and dance with her.

5) According to the girl what are two things hips are good for?

- According with the girl it is the bones that let you know which skeleton was a man`s when it was a man and which a woman`s.

6) what are Rachel, Lucy, and Esperanza doing diferently from Nenny?

I think they are practicing diferent moves like dancing.

Vocabulary:
Baptism: the religious rite of sprinkling water onto a person's forehead or of immersion in water, symbolizing purification or regeneration and admission to the Christian Church.
Plump: having a full rounded shape
Velvety: a closely woven fabric of silk, cotton, or nylon, that has a thick short pile on one side.
Tavern: an establishment for the sale of beer and other drinks to be consumed on the premises, sometimes also serving food.
Hips: a projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body in human beings and quadrupeds.