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Reader's Response Questions: 1. Why does Esperanza choose not to strike with the others?

Esperanza does not strike with the others because she needs the job to pay doctors bills for Mama and because she needs to save money to bring Abuelita there.I AM # 19 chooses not to strike because she could lose her job and she needs the money.#11 she didn't strike because she didn't want to live life any worse than her's wright now by losing her job or going to jail.#5 Esperanza chooses not to strike because she might lose her job.#2
 * This is a difficult decision for Espeanza to make, especially to pit herself against Marta! **

Esperanza chooses not to strike with the others because she could lose her job. #24. Esperanza choose not to strike with others because she might lose her job. #8. Esperanza chose to not strike because she wanted to keep her job. #17 Esperanza will not strike because she could probably lose her job.#14 Esperanza choose not to strike because she might lost her job!!# 36 Esperanza choose not to strike with the others because she is afraid she might lose her job and she needs the money for her Abuelita.#22
 * Good point, it would be awful for her to lose her job and not be able to bring Abuelita to California! **

2. Describe Esperanza’s encounter with Marta in the shed and how it relates back to her previous encounters with the girl. She looked back to went Marta was being mean to her.#2 Esperanza's encounter with Marta was strange.I AM NUMBER 24
 * Be sure to explain how it was strange, how did Esperanza react and did Esperanza's opinion of Marta change at all? **

Esperanza finds Marta in the shed when Marta is hiding from being brought back to Mexico even though she has never been there. The first time Esperanza meets Marta she does not like her at all so it does not connect much to this one. But the next time she meets her it is different because this time Mama is sick and Marta is with her mom. There Esperanza learns that Marta needs her mom just as much as Esperanza needs Mama so she act more kind. That is how it connects; in both encounters she is more kind.I AM # 19
 * Great explanation! I agree Esperanza becomes more kind by dealing with Marta. Why do you think the author used Marta as the antagonist? **

Her encounter with Marta was a little strange because she thought that Marta was mean but she was acting nice because she needed help to hide from the police and it relates to her previous incounter with Marta because she was talking about striking and this time she was striking.#11

Esperanza's encounter with Martha was kinda strange.#22

3. Why does Isabel want to be Queen of the May? Explain why you think she was not chosen in honor . because Esperanza told her she was like a QUEEN and Isabel wants to feel like that.I think they didin't choose Isabel because she is MEXICAN.Isabel wants to be QUEEN OF MAY Isabel did not get QEEN OF MAY because she was mexican.#2

Isabel wanted to be Queen of May because then she could be the head dancer in her dance and because then she could find out what is was like to be a Queen. The teacher did not choose her to be Queen of May because she was Mexican.I AM # 19

I think they did not p ick Esperanza because she was a mexican Esperanza told Isabel she was like a queen. Isabel wants to feel like a queen.Isabel wants to be queen of may but Esperanza really wants to be queen of may but she can not because she is a mexican.#8

I think Isabel wants to be queen because sometimes they call Esperanza "Mi reina (mi queen)" so thats why Isabel wants to be queen but she cant because she is a __Mexican.__#22

Image: '[|Sad Scene]' http://www.flickr.com/photos/50417132@N00/1152018541 Vocabulary Words:

1. menace 200 **noun** a threat or danger

2. asylum 214 **noun** a place of refuge or protection

3. anxiety 225 **noun** emotional or mental unease

4. antiseptic 231 ** adjective ** scrupulously clean