

What can you infer about Esperanza's mother's character by the way she responds to Esperanza's request?

Which of the following does NOT describe Sister Superior's temperament toward the children?
Which word best describes the tone of paragraph 3?

How does the narrator’s point of view affect how events are described in the passage?
What is the meaning of anemic, as it is used in paragraph 5?
What is the tone of Mrs. Cordero's letter to Sister Superior?
Explain your answer to question 4, using evidence from the story as support.
Explain how the meaning of the word "special" changes from the first paragraph of this story to the last paragraph.
Which piece of evidence best reveals the narrator’s feelings about her family’s behavior during dinner?
Consider the narrators of the two stories. In a well-developed paragraph respond to the following:
- What is each character's motivation at the beginning of the story?
- How has each character's perspective changed by the end of the story?
- What comment is each author making about fitting in?