Las Papayas

1. What was the only birthday gift Esperanza wanted to open and why?
2. When Tío Luis and Tío Marco “took care of family business,” what were they really doing?
3. What did Tío Luis want? What did Mama want?
4. According to Miguel, how was the United States different from Mexico?
5. How would the story be different if Mama had been able to own land?

Vocabulary (definitions only):
1. methodically
2. maintain
3. proposal
4. devious
5. pungent