Do you think cisneros's choice to organize the book as a series of loosely connected vignettes is effective? why or why not? how does esperanza's narrative voice relate to her story's content and her experiences during the year in which the novella is set? cite specific examples from the text and your personal feelings or beliefs to illustrate the points in your response.

Exit in which of the following passages from the text is the author's motif of displacement and separation most evident? a. "in these ways it was a typical wartime departure, full of proud smiles and half-concealed worry." b. "it upheld the army's decision to limit the movements of a racially select group of citizens." c. "once the first year's turmoil cooled down, the authorities started letting us outside…" d. "if anything made that country habitable it was the mountains themselves…"

“skateboarding is a sport combining grace, courage and skill, and here we see it being born.” based on this passage, what inference can you make about the author’s opinion of skateboarding? a. the author does not think skateboarding is a ‘real’ sport. c. the author feels skateboarding should be illegal. b. the author feels skateboarding is only appealing to very young children. d. the author respects and appreciates skateboarding as a sport.

In the book outsiders what character least fits the stereotype of a greaser? asap