"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 wating to eat in the canteen"?
These kids mothers who aren't home or home is to far away to get to they have to eat in the canteen.
2. Describe the scene at sister superior's office.
The next day she goes to school she presents the note to the nuns who beckon her upstairs to point out her house.She lives close enough to go home for lunch.

3.Why doesn't Esperanza have eny fun at the party at first?
Becouse she wearing the new dress, pink and white with stripes.

4.What do you think is the most ezciting thing for her about that evening?
In the middle of party, uncle Nacho pulls Esperanza to the dance floor. The two dance and create quite show for the rest of the partygoers.

5.According to the girl, what are two things hips are good for?

6.What are Rachel,Lucy, and Esperanza doing differenthy from Nenny?
They laugh and joke and make up verses to songs and poems and chants abouth women and body parts. Nenny is the only one who doesn't seem to understand their foul humor.