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
