Connie does not like her full name.

Connie's mother is concerned about Abuela's recent health scare.

Connie's mother knows that she can often be disrespectful.

Connie's mother is overprotective.

Connie chooses not to help Abuela when she is lost.

Connie has to make a compromise, resulting in her agreeing to take Abuela to church.

Connie learns the meaning of “zero” (as is used in the title of the story).

Abuela arrives wearing only a shawl in the middle of an Northeast winter.

Connie chooses not to help Abuela when she is lost.

Connie has to make a compromise, resulting in her agreeing to take Abuela to church.

Connie learns the meaning of “zero” (as is used in the title of the story).

Abuela arrives wearing only a shawl in the middle of an Northeast winter.

Connie chooses not to help Abuela when she is lost.

Connie has to make a compromise, resulting in her agreeing to take Abuela to church.

Connie learns the meaning of “zero” (as is used in the title of the story).

Abuela arrives wearing only a shawl in the middle of an Northeast winter.

She is hoping to show Abuela about the city.

She is excited to introduce Abuela to her friends.

She is uncertain how to keep Abuela safe.

She is ashamed to be seen with Abuela.

“I try to walk far behind them in public so that no one will think we’re together.”

“There is a Harley Davidson fashion show at Brookline Square we cannot miss.”

“I warm it up for Abuela, as instructed by my parents, and drive it to the front of our building.”

“She doesn’t speak to me on the way home, even though she almost falls a couple times."

It creates tension between Connie and her mother

It forces Connie to spend time with Abuela

It reveals Abuela's concern for her daughter

It creates an opportunity for Abuela and Connie to get to know each other

Because she doesn't speak English

Because she's too religious

Because she is really loud and rude

Because she thinks Abuela looks ridiculous

I realize to my horror that my grandmother is lost.

By the time we settle in, I’m drenched in sweat.

I have to help her climb the steps, and she stops to take a deep breath after each one, then I lead her down the aisle so that everybody can see me with my bizarre grandmother.

Anyway, I had seen her only three or four times in my entire life, whenever we would go for somebody’s funeral.

"She is walking as slow as Captain Cousteau exploring the bottom of the sea, looking around, taking her sweet time."

"She’s more Catholic than the Pope."

"All I know is that my grandmother kneels the whole time with her hands over her face."

"Finally she chooses a pew, but she wants to sit in the other end."

Connie takes Abuela to church and her father will buy her a new car

Connie takes Abuela to church and her father will take her to the mall to meet her friends

Connie takes Abuela to church and her father will give her money

Connie takes Abuela to church and her father will let her use the car to go meet her friends

He is funny, but stern.

He is anxious about her driving in the city.

He is upset with Connie's behavior in church.

He is confident that Connie will be kind to Abuela.

I keep my head down like I’m praying so as not to see or be seen.

So we squeeze by all the people already sitting there, saying, “Excuse me, please, con permiso, pardon me,” getting annoyed looks the whole way.

I can feel myself shrinking right there in front of her.

Once home, she refuses to let my mother buy her a coat because it’s a waste of money for the two weeks she’ll be in el Polo Norte, as she calls New Jersey, the North Pole.

The woman is fearful of Connie.

The woman is irritated by Connie's behavior.

The woman is crying because she feels sorry for Abuela.

The woman is embarrassed for Connie.

This action pushes Abuela to ask the priest for help.

This incident causes Connie to feel ashamed.

This action provokes Abuela to confront Connie.

This occurrence pushes Connie to hide under Abuela's black coat.

kind

hurt

proud

forgiving

It creates an enthusiastic tone.

It creates an amusing tone.

It creates a sincere tone.

It creates a solemn tone.

I pry his fingers off the key ring. He knows that I’m late, so he makes it just a little difficult. Then he laughs.

If I were a good Catholic, I’m sure I’d get some purgatory time taken off for my sacrifice.

“You made me feel like a zero, like a nothing,” she says in Spanish, un cero, nada.

I just hope that nobody I know sees us together. I’m dreaming, of course.

The mother is upset by the way her daughter has treated Abuela.

The mother is hopeful her daughter will get to know Abuela better.

The mother is confused by the story her daughter tells her about Abuela.

The mother is grateful to show her daughter photographs of Abuela as a child.

“Then she goes to her room.”

“But it sounds lame, even to my own ears.”

“She comes out with tears in her eyes.”

“So I just sit there and say nothing.”

A. did something wrong

B. are too religious

C. are worth nothing

D. are really stupid

“Once home, she refuses to let my mother buy her a coat because it’s a waste of money for the two weeks she’ll be in el Polo Norte, as she calls New Jersey, the North Pole.”

“I do have a responsibility to Sandra and Anita, who don’t drive yet.”

“When we get the apartment, my parents are at the kitchen table, where my mother is trying to eat some soup.”

“Your grandmother says to tell you that of all the hurtful things you can do to a person, the worst is to make them feel as if they are worth nothing.”

think about things she hadn't considered before.

angry at her mother and father.

wish that her grandmother would go home.

ask her grandmother to teach her about her heritage.

Because the story is told in third person, the reader understands how both Abuela and Connie feel.

Because the story is told in third person, the reader is unsure of the characters thoughts and feelings.

Because the story is told in first person, the reader only gets Connie's perspective which is unreliable.

Because the story is told in first person, the reader understands why Connie is afraid of Abuela.

Older people are wiser than younger people.

Never ignore your grandmother.

Listen to your parents.

Always be kind and consider other people's feelings.

Through characters' thoughts

Through what characters say (dialogue)

Through characters' effects on plants

Through characters' actions