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1. What is the subject of “Woman Hollering Creek”? Into what genre would you categorize the story?

In "Woman Hollering Creek" Cisneros writes of a woman, Cleofilas, who is trapped in a constricting, culturally assigned gender role due to her linguistic isolation, violent marriage, and poverty. The short story is an example of domestic realism.

2. Who is getting married in the opening of “Woman Hollering Creek”? How are the cultural details of the event described?

The narrative of “Woman Hollering Creek” begins with Don Serafin giving Juan Pedro Martinez Sanchez permission to marry his only daughter, Cleofilas. The cultural history of women being “given away” by their fathers is consistent in both North and South America.

3. What is foreshadowed by Don Serafin’s thoughts in the beginning of “Woman Hollering Creek”? How does he express his thoughts?

Don Serafin already knows that the day will come when his daughter will look south and wish she were at home with her family. As Cleofilas is getting ready to leave, Don reminds his daughter that he is her father and he will never abandon her.

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