"A Rice Sandwich" (43-45)
4. Esperanza tries to convince her mother to let her eat lunch at school by saying "You
would see me less and less and like me better and better." Her mother writes in then
to the nun, "As you can see she is very skinny. I hope to God she does not faint."
What do these statements MOST LIKELY suggest about the similarity between
Esperanza and her mother.
a. They both dislike other females.
b. They are both somewhat sarcastic) funny.
c. They both have eating disorders.
d. They are both serious and truthful.