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What does Esperanza's mother say about her comadres, the women who are her friends?

Her mother compares her friends to Madame Butterfly, a character in an opera who spends her life waiting for her lover to return.

Explanation:

I've read this chapter book in 5th grade. It's called Esperanza raising

covert: hidden or secret

candid: truthful and straightforward

what i get from these phrases is covert means undercover or underground and that's where the flower is in april. on the other hand, may is the month where flowers start to bloom and thats the reason why candid is being used as a word to describe the blossoming period of a flower.

hope this answer you.

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