English 10 homwork When I Was Puerto Rican due 5/7/12 periods 4& 6

Study Questions for the "Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap" Chapter: 1. Why did Mami move Negi and the rest of the family to Santource? After moving to Santurce, the Santiago family experienced a significant improvement in living conditions. List the improvements, compared with the primitive conditions in Macun. 2. Esmeralda experienced discrimination when she started attending school in Santurce, after moving from the rural area of Macun. Describe what happened to her. 3. Why do you think Mami doesn’t like Rita? I mean why do you think she really did n’t like her. Do you think in any way Mami (Negi’s mother) envied Rita? How is Rita much different than Mami? 4. Out of childish curiosity (p. 43 - 44), Esmeralda quizzed her father on the topic of sin. Papi's answers were an ironic contrast of what he practiced. Discuss the irony in his answer. 5. Don Berto, a well respected elderly man, passed away. What does his physical description reveal about the peoples of Puerto Rico? In what ways did his death have an important impact on Esmeralda? 6. Why had Esmeralda devoted three pages (p. 58 - 60) to tell the readers about rain in a certain afternoon in May? Also, describe the way in which Mami and the children played in the rain. 7. This chapter is one about relationships. What relationships are there in this chapter? 8. Homework: Write a précis for the Chapter “Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap". Include three discussion questions you would like to discuss on Monday.