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by Sandra Cisneros
About 34 pages (10,112 words)
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Chapter 14 - Alicia Who Sees Mice

Alicia is a friend of Esperanza's who is trying to better her life by attending the university. However, because her mother passed away, she is the woman of the house and must run after and kill the mice that are constantly populating the kitchen. Her father tells her that they don't exist or that they'll just go away; however, she never listens to him.

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