Directions: Reread “Las Papas” (potatoes) in Esperanza Rising and answer the questions below. Quote accurately from the text in your answers.
How is Mama feeling physically? Be sure to give detailed evidence from the text
Reread the last paragraph on page 161. What inferences can you make about how Mama is feeling emotionally? The author uses the word listless to describe Mama. What does that word mean in the sentence? Use context clues to help.
On page 163, what did the doctor mean when he said that Mama was depressed? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.