1. Explain what happens in the first two paragraph. How does Esperanza feel through all this.
2. How does Esperanza’s mother get sick during the baptism party? How do you know?
3. Why is this baptism party so important to Esperanza?
4. At first, why doesn’t Esperanza dance? How does she feel about herself? How do we know? Did her feet really grow “bigger and bigger”(47)?
5. Does Esperanza enjoy dancing with Uncle Nacho? How do we know?
6. What does Esperanza mean by, “boy who is a man”(48)?
7. This chapter continues a theme from a prior chapter. What is the theme? Compare the two chapters.