For each of the following questions, give detailed answers using specific examples from the story to show that you’ve read carefully.
1. Analyze Rosaura’s relationship with her mother. What causes their conflict? What has changed about their relationship by the end of the story?
2. Why are the gifts that Senora Ines gives significant? Why doesn’t Senora Ines offer Rosaura a gift? Why does she offer money instead?
3. Why does Rosaura have “a cold, clear look” at the end of the story? Has she changed? Has she learned something? Explain.