Review for Pobre Ana bailó tango Test

The daughter of the family Ana is going to be staying with is named _________ & she's __ years old.

Alejandra; seventeen

What is the new girl wearing?

Ana's tango shoes

When they returned to the dance classroom, what had disappeared?

Ana's tango shoes

Ana read about _________ & decided that she liked this country very much & wanted to travel there.

Argentina

What's the shoemaker's name?

Carlitos

What's the name of the Spanish class that Ana takes?

Do you want to learn Spanish? - Level Two

In her dream, Ana dances with _______.

Enrique

Who does she go out to eat with a lot after tango class (and they become very good friends)?

Enrique

What's her tango teacher's name?

Enrique Sánchez

What three people does Ana hope to visit or have visit her in the future?

Enrique, Alejandra, and Renata

The ______ family is hosting Ana while she's in Argentina.

García

How does Carlitos check Ana's shoe size?

He measures her feet.

Where is Ana from?

Hermosa Beach, CA

¿De dónde es Ana?

Hermosa Beach, CA

Where is Renata from?

Italy

When tango class starts, what song begins?

Los zapatos de tango - a milonga about a girl that steals another girl's tango shoes

Last year, what country was Ana able to visit?

Mexico

What's the name of the chocolate powder they use in Argentina?

Milo

Does the shoemaker hear her knocking at the door at first?

No, she has to knock harder & 2 minutes later he comes to the door.

What's the new girl's name?

Renata

Who does she talk a lot with in classes (and she also is a very good friend at the end)?

Renata

Why does Renata have Ana's tango shoes?

She found them there last night and it was like a dream to find shoes in her size (like Ana, she looked for many hours but couldn't find size 42 shoes). She wanted to personally return them to the owner so she could ask where she bought them.

What does Ana think of Enrique?

She thinks he's very good-looking.

Buenos Aires has the widest river in the world, & the name of the river is the ______ River.

Silver

Ana's _______ teacher told her about the trip last year.

Spanish

What 2 types of classes does Ana want to take in Argentina?

Spanish & tango

The waiter tells Ana that the kids are from a nearby ________________ class.

Spanish-language

One day, Ana decides to look for information about _______ schools in the city of ______ _____.

Spanish; Buenos Aires

What dance is very common in Argentina?

Tango

Ana always bought her new clothing at _______, while her friends were able to shop at stores like _________.

Walmart; Nordstrom

Are there any Wal-Mart stores in Argentina?

Yes

The morning after her tango shoes disappeared, what type of class does Ana attend?

a Spanish class

How long does a tango class last?

an hour and a half

After her trip last year, Ana ___________ what she had in California much more.

appreciated

During the rest of her time in Argentina, Ana learns that Argentine people...

are nice AND like meat, pizza, hugs, kisses on the cheek, & drinking mate

What time is Ana taking her Tango class?

at five-thirty in the afternoon

Everyone (including Ana) thinks that her new shoes are _________ and this makes Ana _______.

beautiful; content

Ana's feet are a little ___.

big

What does Enrique say she can do about her tango shoes?

buy new shoes

How (by what mode of transportation) did Ana get to tango class on her first day?

by subway

¿Cuántas personas hay en la familia de Ana (incluyendo a ella)?

cinco

After buying her tango shoes Ana has a _____ that she can dance like a ____________.

dream; professional

At both shoe stores, Ana is told that they only have her shoe size in _____ shoes.

men's

What type of music does Ana listen to while Carlitos is making her shoes?

milonga (a type of tango)

Ana's family doesn't have as much _____ as her California friends' families & therefore Ana's father would never give her any.

money

Did Ana do very well in her first dance class (could she dance very well by the end)?

no

When Ana goes to her second tango class, does she dance as well as she did in her dream?

no

Ana's school offers a program to go stay in Argentina for how long?

one month

Ana tenía ______ años en el libro original de "Pobre Ana."

quince

What color are Ana's tango shoes?

red

After not being able to find tango shoes in her size, Ana goes back to the Garc Ãa's house & she feels ___.

sad

How does Ana feel when her tango shoes are not there?

sad

While she's at the restaurant, Ana sees some kids singing & dancing to what type of rhythm?

salsa

The ______ paid for Ana's trip last year.

school

At the end of class, what does Ana tell Renata?

she apologizes for getting mad and she tells Renata where to find Carlitos, the shoemaker

Alejandra tells Ana she should go to a _________ to buy shoes in her size.

shoemaker

When Ana arrives at the shoemaker's house, she hears him doing what?

singing a waltz

Evidently women in Buenos Aires have very _____ feet.

small

In Argentina they speak with a very ______ ll.

strong

When Ana went out looking for tango shoes, the shoes she saw were very attractive shoes with ______ ______ colors.

strong bright

Astor Piazzolla was a very important _____ composer.

tango

Ana called _____ _________ from her room.

tango academies

What do Ana and Enrique talk about while they're eating at the restaurant?

tango class, how Enrique became a tango teacher, Enrique's family, how old Enrique is, Argentina, and California

At the end of her first tango class, what does Enrique tell Ana she needs to buy?

tango shoes

What sights do they see in Buenos Aires after Ana's first day in Spanish classes?

the Obelisk, the Columbus Theater, the Malva Museum, the Fine Arts Museum, the House of Government, the Palermo Rose Garden, the Town Hall, and the Cathedral

What's new in tango class after Ana's first day of Spanish class?

there's a new girl

How much does it cost for a month of tango classes?

thirty pesos

How much did Ana's tango shoes cost?

thirty pesos (approximately ten dollars)

At the second store Ana tries on size ___________ shoes, but they're too small.

thirty-nine

After finding her tango shoes, how much time does Ana still have in Argentina?

three weeks

How did Ana contact the daughter of the family she's going to be staying with before her trip to Argentina?

through e-mail

How old is Enrique?

twenty-two

Does the Spanish teacher use tú or vos with Ana the first time she speaks with her?

tú - she explains that they use use both standard Spanish & conversational Argentine Spanish in class

In normal conversation in Argentina, ___ is used instead of tú.

vos

While in Argentina, where is Ana staying?

with a family

Ana's mom always ______ at Ana.

yelled

In Argentina, when asking you where you are from, they would probably say...

¿De dónde sos?

In her dream, Ana thinks that her shoes are _____.

magic

How was Ana's airplane trip to Buenos Aires?

marvelous

What does Carlitos offer Ana to drink?

mate, an herbal drink

Who did Ana meet when she got to Alejandra's house?

Alejandra's parents (Gustavo and Angela)

What's the name of the tallest mountain in Argentina & in the Americas? (It measures 6,962 meters tall.)

Aconcagua

Who does Ana talk to about not being able to find shoes in her size?

Alejandra

Who picks Ana up from the Buenos Aires airport?

Alejandra

Ana was _______ years old in the original "Pobre Ana" book.

fifteen

How many people are in Ana's family (including herself)?

five

What size shoe does Ana wear?

forty-two

In her dream, Enrique asks Ana if she wants to be his __________.

girlfriend

What's their class schedule like?

grammar, conversation, lunch at a local restaurant together, games & activities, & then going out to see the city (then they go to tango class) gram ática, conversaci ón, almuerzo en un restaurante local juntos, juegos y actividades, y luego salir para ver la ciudad (luego van a la clase de tango)

What does Ana have for breakfast her first morning in Buenos Aires?

hot chocolate and bread with strawberry jelly

At the first shoe store, the salesperson asks if the shoes are for Ana's...

husband, brother, or son

After her second tango class, what does Enrique ask Ana?

if she wants to go out to eat with him

Where does Ana leave her tango shoes when she goes out to eat?

in a corner of the dance classroom

Where has Ana seen many of the other students in her Spanish class before?

in tango class

What neighborhood of Buenos Aires is Ana staying in?

la Boca

What does everyone do when hearing this song?

laugh

How long does it take Carlitos to make Ana's shoes?

less than three hours