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Rosario Morales, The Day It Happened

Rosario Morales, The Day It Happened

Read The Day It Happened and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. What is the narrator doing the day it happened?

washing her hair

sleeping in after a long night of dancing

talking to her boyfriend, Ricardo, on the phone

looking out the window with her eyes bugging out

2. What shocking event occurs on the day in question?

Maria and Jose decide to get married.

Josie leaves Ramón.

Olga cheats on her husband, Miguel.

Mami falls and breaks her hip.

3. What does the narrator know that she is not supposed to know?

She knows that Maria has been sleeping with Jose.

She knows that Josie is pregnant.

She knows that Miguel has been cheating on Olga for years.

She knows that Ramón has been out of work for six months.

4. How does Ramón respond to Josie’s speech?

He falls down on his knees and grips her around the legs.

He spits at her feet.

He punches her in the face.

He refuses to say a word and walks with a hard look into their apartment.

5. How does Josie respond to Ramón’s speech?

She stands there frozen with fear on her face.

She spits at his feet.

She pushes him away and calls for a taxi.

She falls into his arms and promises to love him always.