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Judith Ortiz CoferA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Check
1. El Building (Paragraph 1)
2. The old Jewish couple (Paragraph 6)
3. Skinny Bones (Paragraph 4)
4. Mr. DePalma (Paragraph 17)
5. Church (Paragraph 23)
Short Answer
1. She went to Puerto Rico for her grandmother’s funeral and was glad to return to Paterson. (Paragraph 11)
2. Her father has a good job at the blue jeans factory. (Paragraph 11)
3. She wants to cry for the assassinated president but finds that she is crying for herself. (Paragraph 36)
4. She says the streets feel “eerie” and unusually quiet. (Paragraph 18)
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