2. what is esperanza doing in order to bring abuelita to the states?
3. what does hortensia do to heal and soothe esperanza's hard-worked hands?
4. the doctor stops miguel and esperanza in the hallway of the hospital to tell them what upda
about mama's condition?
5. when the doctor agrees to let esperanza see mama, to what does esperanza compare
mama based on how she looks? what does esperanza do to change that?
6. why do esperanza and miguel have to drive so far to the japanese market when there are
other stores much closer?
7. use a dictionary to look up the word stereotype. write its definition below. then,
describe how you see an example of stereotyping in this part of the story. quote the text to
support your answer. explain what you think of stereotypes and whether or not they're always
true.
answer each question in complete sentences.
for each answer, cite the page where you found it.

Amanda bought a prom dress which she considered the most beautiful dress ever made. adjective clause: word(s) modified:

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky