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 waiting to eat in the conteen? Esperanza giver her mother many reasons for eating her lunch at school instead of going home because her hous isn't far but isn't close either. The reason to eat in the coteen is because the kids mothers aren't home or the home is to too far away to get to.
   
2. Describe the scene at sister Superior's office. The sister Superior's office make Esperanza cry. She told her " You don't live far. You live across the boulevard. I bet I can see your house from my window." Also she told her that she can stay only for today nor for tomorrow or the day after.
   
3. Why doesn't Esperanza have any fun at the party at first? Esperaza doesn't have any fun at the party first because she wear a nice dress with ugly shoes.
   
4. What do you think is the most exciting thing for her " about that evening" The most exciting thing for her "about that evening" is that she forget that she is wearing a ordinary shoes and she started to dance like in the movies.
   
5. According to the girl, what are the two things hips are good for?
   
6. What are Rachel, Lucy, and Esperanza down differently from Nenny? Rachel, Lucy, and Esperanza differently form Nenny is that they are more older than Nenny.
   

Vocabulary

1. Plump: an oval fleshy fruit that is purple, reddish, or yellow when ripe and contains a flattish pointed pit.
   
2. Velvety: a closely woven fabric of silk, cotton, or nylon, that has a thick short pile on one side.
   
3. Tavern: an establishment for the sale of beer and other drinks to be consumed on the premises, sometimes also serving food.
   
4. Hips: projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body in human beings and quadrupeds.