Volar

What does the narrator's dream to fly represent?

• her desire to show how powerful she is

• her desire to seek a better life

• her desire to become an actress and play a superhero in a movie

• her desire to go home to Puerto Rico

Which detail shows that the narrator loves comic books?

• She dresses up as Supergirl every night.
• She spends all her money on comic books.
• She has a subscription to comic books.
• She has watched Supergirl on TV.

What key aspect of the narrator's personality is revealed by the fact that she dreams of having long straight blond hair?

• She knows how to pick good role models.
• She isn't comfortable with her personal appearance.
• She tends to forget to do her schoolwork.
• She is unrealistic about her expectations for life.

What aspect of the mother's and daughter's personalities is represented by the idea of flying (volar)?

• a love of romantic heroes
• the desire for wealth and power
• the thirst for adventure
• an expression of unfulfilled longing

Which of her interests is most typical of "the beginning of adolescence", according to the narrator?

• messing up the landlord's counted money
• looking into the lives of neighbors
• looking into the rooms of the boys she liked
• spying on her teachers

What does the narrator convey by putting "wake me" in quotes in the following sentence:  She would "wake me" exactly forty-five minutes after they had gotten up.

• She tries to stay asleep after her mom tries to wake her.
• Her mother never remembers to come in and wake her up.
• She is already awake when her mother goes to wake her.
• Her mother wakes her up too harshly.

What part of the narrator's personality is revealed by her refusal to intrude on her parents in the morning?

• She is jealous.
• She is annoying.
• She is considerate.
• She is mean.

How does the narrator spend her time in the morning?

• daydreaming about the boy she likes
• trying to think up an excuse to miss school
• thinking about what outfit to wear
• listening to her parents talk

What do we learn about the father's personality from the parents' conversation in the kitchen?

• His wife easily intimidates him.
• He doesn't listen to his wife.
• He is more practical than his wife.
• He is more of a dreamer than his wife.

What personality trait can we tell the narrator and mother share based on the parents' conversation in the kitchen?

• Both are dreamers.
• Both of them are scared of the father.
• Both are happy with their lives.
• Both are proud of their Puerto Rican heritage.