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1) The story describes a mother, Mrs. Moreno, and her daughter Yollie. Mrs. Moreno has a strange sense of humor and likes to play jokes on Yollie. 2) For Yollie's school dance, Mrs. Moreno tries to dye Yollie's white dress black so she has something new to wear, but the dye doesn't work and the dress gets ruined in the rain at the dance. 3) Upset that her mother ruined her dress and ...
The next morning, mother and daughter stayed away from each other. Yollie sat in her room turning the pages of an old Seventeen, while her mother watered her plants with a Pepsi bottle. “Drink, my children,” she said loud enough for Yollie to hear. She let the water slurp into pots of coleus and cacti.
Sep 13, 2018 · 5.00. 1 rating0 reviews. A Study Guide for Gary Soto's "Mother and Daughter", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more.
Gary Soto was born in Fresno, California on April 12th, 1952, to Manuel and Angie Soto. His parents, like many other Mexican Americans, worked in San Joaquin Valley, the agricultural region surrounding Fresno. These jobs included picking crops such as oranges and cotton, or working in local businesses. Many of these jobs were very dangerous ...
The story, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez, observes the life of Julia Reyes, a 15-year-old Mexican girl. Who reveals secrets about her own family and finds her true identity. Julia lives with her parents and perfect sister, Olga who died of a tragic death by a bus. Olga, the ideal daughter took care of the family and ...
1) Mrs. Moreno dried the old dress. 2) Yollie and Ernie went to the dance wearing the dress dye by Mrs. Moreno. 3) It started raining at the dance. 4) Yollie got soaked by the rain and went to the girl's bathroom to brush her hair. 5) Yollie noticed the dress was dripping black pigment.
Description. This is a 26-page set of worksheets for the short story "Mother and Daughter" by Gary Soto. The comprehension questions can be used as a story test or as a learning activity for students as they read the story. There is also an answer key included at the end of the file. Reported resources will be reviewed by our team.
