Hello students,
After reading Chapter 1 in Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, please answer eachquestion in paragraph format (a minimum of 3-4 sentences for each question).
CHAPTER 1
1. How does Tony’s father feel about the family moving to Guadalupe?
2. What is Tony’s first reaction when he meets Ultima?
3. How does Tony regard the owl that Ultima brings with her?
4. What connotations are attached to the owl?
5. How does the family regard the responsibility of taking care of the older generation?
6. What happens in Tony’s dream?
7. What is his mother’s reaction when Tony relates his dream to her?
8. Compare Tony’s two meetings with Ultima–one on page 1 and the second on page 10. How are they similar? How are they different?
9. Why do you think Anaya chose the name Antonio as the novel’s main character?
10. What is your general opinion of Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya as the first novel selected for this course?