53 pages 1 hour read

Sandra Benitez

A Place Where the Sea Remembers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993

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Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. What is “an obsession” for Candelario Marroquín?

2. Why does Candelario lose his job?

3. What item “dominates the middle” (Chapter 3) of Remedios’s abode?

4. Why is Fulgencio particularly eager to return to Santiago?

5. Which aspect of American magazines does Marta find “intriguing?”

6. What is Luz doing in order to support her children?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Who is Remedios? What is she waiting for in Chapter 1?

2. What generous offer does Candelario make to Marta? What is the motivation behind his offer?

3. What dish does Candelario make at the restaurant and for whom? Describe the conversation he overhears while preparing the food.

4. What does “the gringo” offer Fulgencio? How does Fulgencio respond and what does he subsequently discover?

5. What is Marta’s dream? How does Chayo’s announcement thwart this dream?

6. Why does Marta see Remedios? Summarize what she hopes to accomplish with her visit and what the woman advises Marta against.

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