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-Esmeralda is puerto rican
-She had 1 brother and 5 sisters
-She learned how to eat a guava properly
-Esmeralda was called negrita by her family because she was dark skinned
-She had a hen who gave her family eggs
4 questions
-How old is Esmeralda in the begining of the book?
-Does she live in Puerto Rico or US. in the begining of the book?
-Was she scared when she was covered in termites?
-Why is she so curious?
3 vocabulary
grimace- a facial expression often ugly or contorted
flailed- a manual thershing device consisting of a long wooden handle or staff and a shorter, free- swinging stick attached to its end
a toilet or something used as a toilet as a trench in earth in a camp or bivouac area
2 literary terms
' lips stretched across her face so tight that all I could see was a dark line under her nose' page 15 methapor
'i called up the few verses I'd memorized and repeated them like a prayer' page 18 simile
1 sentence of the overall chapter
In this chapter Esmeralda introduced her family and culture very well.
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