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The following is a list of the questions that students should be asked during the readings for week five. They can be presented to the students orally, or a Microsoft Word file of the questions can be found here and the PDF file can be found here. These can be printed out and handed to the students. The answers for this week's questions can be found in a Microsoft Word file here and the PDF file can be found here.
1) Whom did Esperanza believe took her money orders?
2) In the chapter entitled "Las Uvas", Alfonso received a message from Miguel. What did the message say?
3) What had Miguel brought back from Mexico?
4) While Esperanza was crocheting the quilt, a strand of hair fell into her lap and she stitched it into the quilt. Why did she do this?
5) When Esperanza and Miguel got to the plateau in the last chapter, what did Esperanza ask Miguel to do?
6) Why did Miguel go down to Mexico to pick up Esperanza's abuelita?
7) When the sun rose, Esperanza felt as though she was rising with it, floating above the earth. Explain why she was feeling like this.
8) In the last chapter, the author alternates between elements of the story and descriptions of the stitching involved with the crocheting. Explain why she did this?
9) After seeing Esperanza's mother and grandmother reunited, Isabel claimed that her "heart is dancing." This could be considered a metaphor for the way she is feeling. Explain the connection between these two things.
10) At the beginning of the chapter entitled "Las Uvas," Esperanza thought she had been betrayed by Miguel. Describe an experience where you were betrayed by a close friend.
11) When Esperanza saw her Abuelita come off of the bus, she was in such great shock that she could not say anything. Describe an experience that you or a friend has had where you were left speechless.
12) Esperanza's last words in the novel were "Do not ever be afraid to start over." Although she was referring to crocheting, she had to start her entire life over. Describe a situation where you had to start something over, even though you did not want to.