(Pages 157-162) Please write your answers in complete sentences.

1. Why was Francisco unhappy about getting an invitation to have lunch at the Rotary Club?

2. What about the invitation amused Papá and what disturbed him?

3. On their way to the lunch, why did Francisco begin to feel even more nervous?

4. Note the line..."a short, pudgy man ringing a cowbell bolted out from the middle of a crowd." Describe your own reaction to this man's actions.

5. (This question has four parts) ... What was the pudgy man doing?

Why did Mr. Muse "turn red like a tomato?"

How did the "important" people respond to the man's antics?

How did their reaction contrast with Francisco's impression of the scene?

6. What did the president of the Rotary Club do that shocked Francisco? Write down the words that depict fear and the phrases that capture Francisco's physical reactions to that fear.

7. What does Francisco mean when he says, "Spanish words wove with English words like braids"? Circle the metaphor and underline the simile in the quote. Has anything like this ever happened to you? Explain.

8. Was it easy for Francisco to forget this incident? How do you know? What in particular made him so angry?

9. Explain the significance of the chapter title.