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Where does the monkey live?
Kentucky
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What does Esperanza's mother know how to do?
Speak two languages
Sing an opera How to fix a T.V. |
What does Esperanza say about the people who live on hills?
She says that they sleep so close to the stars that they forget those of us who live too much on earth.
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What do Minerva's poems smell like?
Dimes
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What does Rafaela drink?
Coconut and papaya juice
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What color teeth did the monkey have?
Yellow
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What doesn't Esperanza's mother know how to do?
She does not know which subway train to take to get downtown
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Why doesn't Esperanza go on family outings anymore?
Esperanza is ashamed of her living conditions.
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Who is Sally?
The girl with eyes like Egypt and nylons the color of smoke. She is exceptionally beautiful.
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What did Esperanza's father eat for breakfast for three months after arriving to the US?
Hamandeggs
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What were some of the qualities of the monkey garden?
Sunflowers big as flowers on Mars
Thick cockscombs bleeding the deep red fringe of theater curtains Dizzy bees Bow-tied fruit flies Sweet, sweet peach trees |
Who are Esperanza's mother's comadres?
Her comadres are Izaura and Yolanda.
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Why would Esperanza allow bums to live in her house?
Because she can empathize with their situation, as she had lived without a home before.
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Why is Sally so sad?
All she wanted was to love and to love and to love and to love. Everyone had always found that to be a huge mistake.
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Who would look at Esperanza all the time?
Sire
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Who physically abused Sally?
Her father
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Why did Esperanza's mother quit school?
She quit school because she was ashamed of her clothes.
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How many kids does Minerva have?
Two
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What color does Sally mostly wear?
Black
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Who is Earl?
Earl is a jukebox repairman. He speaks with a Southern accent, smokes fat cigars, and wears a felt hat.
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Why doesn't Sally's father accept Sally as his daughter anymore?
Because she was talking to a boy and was disobedient. This could also be an excuse to abuse her and be in denial.
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Who does Esperanza want to be?
Esperanza wants to be the woman in the movies with the red, red lips who is beautiful and cruel. She wants to drive men crazy and laugh them all away. She wants to have her own power and not give it away.
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Is the relationship between Minerva and her husband abusive? Why?
Yes, it is abusive. He manipulates her and tries to destroy her house with rocks.
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Why does Rafaela's husband come home late on Tuesdays?
He plays dominos.
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Why did people not care about Geraldo, even though he was dying?
Because he was an illegal, Mexican immigrant.
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