“It is a sedative more potent than any sleeping pill you can buy at a farmacia.”
Which word in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of sedative?
“My husband angered the ancient ones and I’ve been paying for it ever since, doomed to dwell in this empty shell of a house.”
What does dwell most likely mean in this sentence?
“And no one—absolutely no one—is allowed to mock me!”
Use a print or online dictionary. Below, copy the meaning of the word mock as it is used in this sentence.
“I made my way back to the bed and sat on the edge because the room was still spinning a little.”
How does Odilia feel after La Llorona gives her the sprigs of jojotle?
“I made my way back to the bed and sat on the edge because the room was still spinning a little.”
How do the words in bold add to the reader’s understanding of how Odilia feels? (RL.8.4, L.8.5a)
Break up the word inhabited into a prefix, Latin root, and suffix. You may use your affix list as a resource.
in-
habitare
-ed
into, in, on, upon
dwell, live
past tense
Write a definition of inhabited in your own words.
Carefully read these two sentences:
“You must prepare yourself for the confrontation that will ensue with her arrival.”
“You must prepare yourself for the encounter that will ensue with her arrival.”
The words in bold, confrontation and encounter have very similar meanings. How does the author’s choice to use the word confrontation affect our understanding of the first sentence?
“‘Whoa! Someone got a wicked makeover!’” Delia said, bursting into peals of laughter.”
When Delia says these lines, what does the reader know that Delia does not know?
“‘Whoa! Someone got a wicked makeover!’” Delia said, bursting into peals of laughter.”
When Delia says these lines, what effect does this create?
“‘Come on, old woman, what are you waiting for?’ Juanita yelled from behind me, to which Cecilia responded with a bloodcurdling wail that made us all stop. ‘Come on, give it your best shot!’”
Part A) At this point in the chapter, what does the reader know that Juanita does not?
“‘Come on, old woman, what are you waiting for?’ Juanita yelled from behind me, to which Cecilia responded with a bloodcurdling wail that made us all stop. ‘Come on, give it your best shot!’”
Part B) Which line from the text best supports your response?
“‘Come on, old woman, what are you waiting for?’ Juanita yelled from behind me, to which Cecilia responded with a bloodcurdling wail that made us all stop. ‘Come on, give it your best shot!’”
Part C) How does the author use the narrator’s point of view and Juanita’s taunting to create tension in this scene? Use details from the text to support your response.