Study Questions -cite specific evidence from the text to support and justify answers. SUBMIT. "Darius and the Clouds" What is the significance of the...

Study Questions -cite specific evidence from the text to support and justify answers  . SUBMIT.

"Darius and the Clouds"

1. What is the significance of the sky, butterflies and the flowers?

"And Some More"

1. Cisneros writes this vignette as a back and forth response. Why does she choose this narrative technique for this vignette?

"The Family of Little Feet"

1. What is the significance of the shoes each person wears? 

"A Rice Sandwich"

1. On pg. 4, Cisneros includes a remark about Esperanza's house made by one of the nuns. She echoes that comment on pg. 45 when Sister Superior has Esperanza point out her house, and Sister says, "that one?" Why does Sister point to the wrong house, and why does Esperanza nod, "yes"? Why does Cisneros echo her original comment?

"Chanclas"

1. Why is Esperanza ashamed of her feet?

"Hips"

1. Why does Esperanza describe Nenny as "the color of a bar of naphtha laundry soap, she is like the little brown piece left at the end of the wash, the hard little bone, my sister"? 

"The First Job"

1. What fears does Esperanza have at her first job?

"Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark"

1. What is Esperanza's reaction to her father crying?

"Born Bad"

1. Why is Esperanza ashamed when she realizes her aunt is blind?

"Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water"

1. Elenita reads Esperanza's Tarot cards. Why does Esperanza want her to do this? 

Geraldo No Last Name 

1. What is the significance of the following paragraph: "They never saw the kitchenettes. They never knew about the two-room flats and sleeping rooms he rented, the weekly money orders sent home, the currency exchange. How could they?"