Chapter 3 Flashcards
(Mama does with the orange for papa)
Who peels it in strips, the divides it into separate segments. Each segment is then peeled and freed of pips and threads till only the perfect globules of juice are left
(Uma) has been…
Serving them for some twenty years
(Papa with the orange) repeats…
The gesture, over and over
Mama’s lips are pursed (because of her actions) and…
Their importance
Her dark eyes…
Flash with the brightness of her achievement and pride.
(The napkin and finger bowl) are…
Emblems of his status
The ceremony…
Is over. She has performed it. Everyone is satisfied
(The voice of summer, noticeable when it first arrived) and then just a part of the background…
A thread in its worn, faded fabric.
(Uma about sports) she was…
Inept at all of them
Uma hurled…
Herself at Mother Agnes
(Uma) was a…
Messy weeper
Uma’s reaction to mother Agnes’ reaction
Uma was thunderstruck
Uma stared at mother Agnes…
In dismay
Uma’s fit
She was writhing… Banging
She was writhing, frothing a little at the mouth and moaning, banging her head to one side, then the other. …she began to roll so violently
Mama scolding…
Like a madwoman