Caramelo, or, Puro Cuento: A Novel Short Essay Answer Key

Short Essay Answer Key

1. To what location did Celaya's family travel each year and why did they travel as a family?

The family always made an annual trip to Mexico to the Awful grandmother's house on Destiny street in Mexico City. Celaya remembers a given year when the entire extended family took the trip together at the grandmother's request. She said it was safer this way, because if anything happened to one of the brothers then another brother would see and they could help each other out along the way.

2. Who are Celaya's father and two uncles and what type of business do they have in Chicago?

It is Uncle Fat Face and his family, Uncle Baby, and his family, and her own Father, whom they all call el Tarzan. The three brothers all work together at a furniture company in Chicago, and they all quit...
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