Only Daughter

What is Sandra’s point of her being the only daughter in a family of six sons “meaning everything”?

• her parents believed only male children should go to college

• her six brothers motivated her to read and write

• her position within her family shaped her outlook on life

• her six brothers disliked reading and creative writing

What was a benefit of Sandra’s brother not wanting to play with her?

• Sandra could begin strategizing for college

• Sandra could spend more time with her parents

• Sandra could learn more about her father’s childhood in Mexico

• Sandra could begin to strategize her creative writing plans and goals

How did Sandra’s father view college relating to Sandra?

• college was okay if she picked the right field of study

• college was okay if it helped her become married

• college was okay if she earned scholarships to save money

• college was okay if it helped her earn a high salary

According to Sandra, what was on one benefit of her father’s view of college for women?

• her father wasn’t concerned with her selection of classes/field of study

• her father wasn’t concerned with the young men she socialized with

• her father wasn’t opposed to her attending college

• her father was opposed to her brothers helping her choose her classes

What is Sandra’s Tone (attitude) toward her father’s selection and preference of reading material?

• Sandra ridicules and scoffs at her father’s inability to read English

• Sandra gently makes fun of her father’s choice of reading material

• Sandra expresses major worry/sadness over her father’s lack of interest in serious literature

• Sandra strongly supports her father’s preference for stories about sports and violence

What is the cause of Sandra’s feeling “myself being erased”?

• her brothers not allowing her to play with them in public

• her father’s wanting to move back to Mexico City

• her brothers not reading her poems and stories in English

• her father’s lack of complete fluency in his spoken English

What does Sandra mean by her father “always looked tired when he said it”?

• using one’s hands to make a living is morally superior to using one’s mind

• using his hands to make a living caused fatigue and physical stress

• using one’s hands to make a living is no different than using one’s mind

• using his hands to make a living caused him so much physical stress that he couldn’t enjoy serious literature and had to only watch TV and read “trashy pulp” stories

How does Sandra use “throbbing” in describing her family’s house at the reunion?

• figuratively

• literally

Sandra is uncertain at first about the exact reason why her father “punched” the mute button on his TV remote.

• True

• False

Why might Sandra have added the Detail, “after what seemed like hours,” to her description of her father reading her Spanish-translated story?

• to express her own worry that her father is still not able to read even Spanish with complete understanding

• to express her own worry that her father’s health was rapidly deteriorating

• to express her own worry that her relatives might be offended by certain characters

• to express her own worry about her father’s upcoming response