Characters, Conflict, and Idioms in "Daughter of Invention" by Julia Alvarez
Question 6 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 9 A
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention"."iYa, ya!" She waved them out of her room at last. "There is no use trying to drink spilt milk, that's for sure."
Answer
S
She wants her daughters to learn from her mistakes.
S
She does not want to dwell on something that cannot be changed.
S
She intends to invent many more useful things she can patent.
S
She wishes that she had been the one to patent the suitcase with wheels.