Study Questions for the "Jibara" Chapter
- Santiago's childhood was one of poverty and struggle for survival.
List examples of the hardship in her family as detailed in this chapter.
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- Santiago learned about the attitudes of local Puerto Rican people
toward "jibara." Discuss the mixed feelings that this term
carried.
- Being the eldest child in the family, Santiago shouldered a great
deal of household responsibilities. Give examples of the chores that
she was expected to do.
- Santiago learned about her family members' nicknames. (p. 11) Make a list of their real given names and nicknames in the form of a chart similar to the one below. You will need to add names to this list, and expand it as you come across more names later in the book.
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Who?
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Father
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Pablo
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Pablito
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Mother
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Esmeralda
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Using these names, draw a family tree to illustrate the relationship of the family members. You may use the linked chart as a starting point.
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More children would be born in the Santiago family in the later chapters. Add those names to the family tree when those names appear.
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Web Research Assignment: There are two websites on the Internet that have very similar website addresses --www.jibaros.com (in English) and www.jibaros.net (in Spanish). Explore the two sites and see if you can find answers to the following questions:
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Who created the website? Is it a single person or an organization?
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Can you find the copyright information on the site? Why is this an important question to consider?
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Can you determine if the information published on the site is reliable and trustworthy? How can you find out?
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