Characters, Conflict, and Idioms in "Daughter of Invention" by Julia Alvarez Answers

What type of conflict does this passage reveal?

✔ She is proud and anticipates success.She is pleased but wants to avoid her husband.She is upset and unsure how others will react.

Determine which character spoke each of the following lines.

“He didn’t put all his pokers on a back burner.” [___]

“We’re not going to that school anymore, Mami!” [___]

Read the father’s dialogue. What reveals the uniqueness of his speech? its pronunciationits grammar and syntaxits vocabulary and usageits wordiness

What can you conclude about the father based on this passage? Check all that apply.

What is the meaning of the idiom underlined in the passage?

She is careful to speak only in Spanish.She is hesitant to speak in English.✔ She is eager to try English phrases.

Read the father’s dialogue. What reveals the uniqueness of his speech?

What can you conclude about the father based on this passage? Check all that apply.

What is the meaning of the idiom underlined in the passage?

She is careful to speak only in Spanish.She is hesitant to speak in English.✔ She is eager to try English phrases.

What type of conflict does this passage reveal?

What did you discuss in your response? Check all that apply.

✔ She is proud and anticipates success.She is pleased but wants to avoid her husband.She is upset and unsure how others will react.

“What ees wrrrong with her eh-speech?” [___]

Determine which character spoke each of the following lines.