Vocabulary and Questions for Pages 43-45

Chapter 21 - Bombay, San Juan, Katmandu

widow (n) - a woman who was married, but her husband has died

cymbals (n) -

undulating (adj) [describes what something is doing] - moving like a wave in the ocean

Ganges (n) - river in India

sari (n) -

 traditional Indian dress

*aroma (n) - smell

*permeated (v) - to go through completely, to every part of something

“old plaster on the walls” -

saffron threads (n) -

“gold and blue many-armed goddesses” (n) -

palaquins (n) - a special chair that carries people

citizenship test (n) - the test you take to get an American passport

dominoes (n) -

veil (n) -

anchiote (n) - a seed used to make spices for Caribbean cooking

Call Me Maria Questions Pages 43-45

Please answer the questions, and be ready to show me where in the text you found the answer.

1. In what genre is this chapter written?
2. Which point of view is the author using in this chapter? Give three examples from the text.
3. In paragraph 1 - “They are drunk on American Freedom.” What kind of figurative language is the author using? What is the real meaning?
4. In paragraph 2 - why are some of the Latinas in the building complaining about Uma and
5. her mother? Does Maria feel the same way?
6. Find an example of figurative language in paragraph 2. What is the real meaning?
7. In paragraph 3  - Uma “carries her US Department of Immigration and Naturalization Manual like a holy book in her hands.” Why do you think she does that? What does it mean to her?
8. In paragraph 4 the girls realize something they have in common, even though they come from different parts of the world. What is it?
9. In the final paragraph, the girls ask each other if they look alike. Why do you think they do that?