The Smell of Old Lady Perfume

Match the following book characters from The Smell of Old Lady Perfume

• Ama

• Clark

• Silvia

• Builds houses for a living, has a stroke

• the main character

• Chela's older sister

• Apa

• Chela

• Chela's younger brother

• Gets a new job to help make money

Match the following characters with their descriptions

• Chela's teacher

• Ms. Hamlin

• Where Chela and her family live

• Camila

• Walks home with Chela from school

• Nora

• Tells Chela they can't be friends anymor

• Roy

• The most popular girl at school

• El Paso, TX

Simile or a Metaphor?

"My family was a solar system. My father was the sun, and the rest of us were planets rotating all around him." p. 147

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

"The enemy girls twisted their smiles and rolled their eyes." p. 110

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

"It's a tapiceria!" I said, my Spanish oozing out. p. 109

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

"My words were hesitant and rough, a tight attack on the air, a punch, sharp thuds." p. 108

• Similie

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

"she smiled plastic..." p. 101

• similie

• metaphor

Simile or metaphor?

"I walked around on empty."

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

"My heart fell into my shoe. I made like I hadn't heard." p. 73

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

"I wasn't sure how to explain it, except that I felt very small." p.66

• Simile

• Metaphor