The Tequila Worm Chapter 19 " The Christmas Naciemiento"

What is the Christmas celebration like at Saint Luke’s?

• Formal dinner with all the fixings and the madrigal group for entertainment.

• Boring no one celebrated

• Elaborate just like the brochure.

• There was no celebration at Saint Luke's.

What do Brooke and Sofia exchange for Christmas?

• Naciementos

• Tamales

• Dresses

• Novels

Do you think Sofia trusts Brooke as a friend?

• Yes

• No

What do Mama and Abuelita think about the ways the town and neighborhoods have changed?

• Craziness and too much violence.

• Not enough parks to play

• To many Wal-Marts

• Not enough cats around.

What would families do back then when someone died?

• Take them to the nearest funeral home.

• Take them to abuelitas barrio.

• Take them to the Plaza.

• Lay them out on a table in the sala and tell stories.

What does Mama think the barrio needs?

• 7 Eleven

• Plaza

• TJMAXX

• Target

The nacamiento represents the Christmas story, but it also represents something else. What do you think that is?

• Represents the many stories in their family traditions.

• Represents the countless hours working in the packing shed,

• Represents the barrio.

• Represents the tamales.

What does abuelita give Sofia before she goes home?

• Ceramic baby Jesus

• A novel

• A dress

• Hot chocolate

The next morning who makes her hang up the phone when she called Berta?

• Dad

• Lucy

• Abuelita

• Mama

How does Papa want Sofia to conjure him once he’s gone?

• Papa want Sofia to conjure him by going to church

• Papa wants Sofia to remember to conjure him by sitting down and cleaning a pound of beans.

• Papa wants her to remember him by eating tamales.

• Papa wants her to remember him by eating Takis.