Chapter 4: Figs Part 2

Skills Review

Symbolism: something that stands for more then what it seems.

"The smashed figs for her smashed life and the resentment she felt.”

What do the smashed figs represent?

• Smashed figs represent her destroyed life.

• Her life represent her smashed figs.

• Figs, a fresh fruit represent how she feels about Mama.

Read the summary of "Chapter 4: Figs Part 1," and correctly fill in the blanks.

In Chapter 3, Los Higos (Figs), ​ ​ (a)   wakes up to Mama urgently shaking her because the house is on fire. Smoke fills the air as they rush to escape, but ​ (b)   is missing. ​ (c)   bravely rescues Abuelita, carrying her out of the burning house, though she injures her ankle in the process.

Outside, fire spreads, destroying ​ (d)   . Esperanza watches in shock as everything she has known—her home, her father’s rose garden, and her life of privilege—turns to ash.

• El Rancho de las Rosas
• Esperanza
• Abuelita
• Miguel

What does "The Phoenix rising from the ashes symbolize?

• It symbolizes a bird.

• It symbolizes how tragedy (horrible events) can destroy your life.

• It symbolizes death and destruction.

• It symbolizes rebuilding your life after hardship.

Why does everyone laugh when Esperanza shyly says she can work, too?

• She has grown up wealthy and has never had to do physical labor.

• She is looking forward to a new life with Abuelita.

• Esperanza already has a job.

How does Esperanza feel when she realizes the donated clothes are for her?

• She feels shocked and humiliated.

• She feels pride and hopeful.

• She feels grateful and appreciative.

Simile: words used to compare something using "like" or "as."

What two things are being compared in the following quote?

"He (Tio Luis) wouldn’t be grinning like a proud rooster then."

• Tio Luis is proud.

• Tio Luis is grinning like a proud rooster.

• Tio Luis is being compared to a rooster.

Read the quote

"She almost wished she would be able to see his face when he

realized that they had escaped. He wouldn’t be grinning like a proud rooster

then."

When Tio Luis is compared to a "proud rooster," is it a positive or negative comparison, and what is the author really saying about Tio Luis?

• It is a negative comparison that tells us that Tio Luis is over confident, fake, and arrogant.

• It is a positive comparison that tells us that Tio Luis is a smart, straight forward business man.

True or False?

Esperanza and Mama are headed to work in the fields in California.

• True

• False