Chapter+7-8+Almonds+to+Plums

Reader's Response Questions: 1. How did Miguel surprise Esperanza in the back yard of their cabin? What was the symbolism behind his surprise?

2. How did this chapter get its title? Describe the incident with the plums. What would you have done in this situation?

3. How did Esperanza react when they arrived at camp? Was it what she had expected?

4. How would you feel if you were suddenly left in charge of twins all day every day? Chapter Vocabulary:

1. shrine pg. 123 noun the tomb of a saint, a place for devotion

2. trellis pg.124 noun a frame of latticework for growing plants

3. burlap pg.127 adjective made of a course fabric

4. hull pg.128 **noun** the frame or body of a boat or a ship

5. huddled pg.131 ** adjective **/** verb ** closely packed

6.shabby pg.135 **adjective** thread-bare and faded from great wear

7. extravagant pg.136 **adjective** excessive, unduly lavish

8. amber pg.147 **adjective** yellowish or brownish fossil resin

9. tumbleweeds pg.147 **noun** a plant, broken away from roots, carried by wind

10. hazy pg.149 **adjective** obscured or darkened

11. eerie pg.150 **adjective** weird or uncanny

12. squint pg.150 **verb** to look or peer with the eyes partly closed

13. encrusted pg.151 **adjective** covered as with a crust