What Can't Wait
Ashleigh Floyd
1. Why does Anita have caps on her front teeth?
-She drinks milk at night and her teeth are bad
2. Where does Cecilia abandon Marisa and Anita at?
-the library
3. Who is the lawyer Cecilia has an appointment with?
-Gabriel Reyna
4. What is graffitied onto the wolf in the front of the school?
-devil horns, a mustache, and a penis
5. Who does Marisa like?
-Alan Peralta
6. What notes does he give Marisa?
-economics
7. What is drawn on the notes?
-a fanged wolf swinging a baseball bat
8. Where is Marisa’s birthmark? What does Anita say it tastes like?
-left cheek, Anita says it tastes like chocolate
9. Who encourages Marisa to apply to UT-Austin?
-Mrs. Ford
10. What does Marisa want to study in college?
-engineering
11. Who is Brenda? Who is she dating?
-Brenda is Marisa’s best friend. She is dating the new transfer student, Greg.
12. What class does Greg have with Brenda and Marisa?
-US Government
13. What does Marisa notice about Greg?
-he pronounces her name correctly
14. Why is Anita embarrassed to smile?
-Jose, her father said her smile was ugly.
15. Why is Brenda not interested in LeRoy?
-he has a grille
16. Where does Marisa’s mother work?
- a bakery
17. What does Pedro do to Marisa?
-He tries to rape her.
18. Why does Marisa ignore and break up with Alan?
-She was ashamed and felt guilty.
19. What does Mrs. Ford give Marisa as a graduation present?
-a graphing calculator
20. What does Marisa’s mother give her?
-an overnight bag
Jamie Rule
1. In the book What Can’t Wait, from where did Greg transfer?
p.15 Lamar
2. In the book What Can’t Wait, where does Marisa work?
p.48 Kroger
3. In the book What Can’t Wait, how does Jose get injured?
p.49 He gets run over by his own forklift
4. In the book What Can’t Wait, where does Marisa say all the “pretty girls” work?
p.49 At the CVS
5. In the book What Can’t Wait, when is the first varsity baseball game?
p.81 Valentine’s Day
6. In the book What Can’t Wait, what does Marisa give Alan for Valentine’s Day?
p.84 A card and Krispy Kreme donuts (as well as a card from Anita
7. In the book What Can’t Wait, what does Anita want to be when she grows up? p.105 An artist
8. In the book What Can’t Wait, what is the # 1 Calculus Condiment?
p.113 Butterfly Brand Catch-Up
9. In the book What Can’t Wait, where does Cecilia work?
p.133 The Stop-N-Go gas station
10. In the book What Can’t Wait, what book is Marisa reading for Mrs. Garza’s class?
p.138 Things Fall Apart
joan mukoma
1. what were the things did marisa put on her bed before she left for college?
a bilingual bible ,a copy of how to kill a mockingbird and some picture.
2.what injured Jose? a forklift.
3.what grade was Jessica when she got pregnant?11 th
4.who was the prom king?Pedro jimenez
5.where did marisa hide after pedro left after trying to rape her for the 2nd time?in the laundry room
6.where did marisa and alan have their 1st kiss? at strawberry park.
7.where did marisa go after having a fight with her dad? to alan`s home
8.what reason did Brenda give for dumping greg?that it is senor year and she wants to have fun.
9.what is the name of the toy that marisa left for anita when she went off to college?paco
10.who bought marisa her prom dress?Cecilia.
-She drinks milk at night and her teeth are bad
2. Where does Cecilia abandon Marisa and Anita at?
-the library
3. Who is the lawyer Cecilia has an appointment with?
-Gabriel Reyna
4. What is graffitied onto the wolf in the front of the school?
-devil horns, a mustache, and a penis
5. Who does Marisa like?
-Alan Peralta
6. What notes does he give Marisa?
-economics
7. What is drawn on the notes?
-a fanged wolf swinging a baseball bat
8. Where is Marisa’s birthmark? What does Anita say it tastes like?
-left cheek, Anita says it tastes like chocolate
9. Who encourages Marisa to apply to UT-Austin?
-Mrs. Ford
10. What does Marisa want to study in college?
-engineering
11. Who is Brenda? Who is she dating?
-Brenda is Marisa’s best friend. She is dating the new transfer student, Greg.
12. What class does Greg have with Brenda and Marisa?
-US Government
13. What does Marisa notice about Greg?
-he pronounces her name correctly
14. Why is Anita embarrassed to smile?
-Jose, her father said her smile was ugly.
15. Why is Brenda not interested in LeRoy?
-he has a grille
16. Where does Marisa’s mother work?
- a bakery
17. What does Pedro do to Marisa?
-He tries to rape her.
18. Why does Marisa ignore and break up with Alan?
-She was ashamed and felt guilty.
19. What does Mrs. Ford give Marisa as a graduation present?
-a graphing calculator
20. What does Marisa’s mother give her?
-an overnight bag
Jamie Rule
1. In the book What Can’t Wait, from where did Greg transfer?
p.15 Lamar
2. In the book What Can’t Wait, where does Marisa work?
p.48 Kroger
3. In the book What Can’t Wait, how does Jose get injured?
p.49 He gets run over by his own forklift
4. In the book What Can’t Wait, where does Marisa say all the “pretty girls” work?
p.49 At the CVS
5. In the book What Can’t Wait, when is the first varsity baseball game?
p.81 Valentine’s Day
6. In the book What Can’t Wait, what does Marisa give Alan for Valentine’s Day?
p.84 A card and Krispy Kreme donuts (as well as a card from Anita
7. In the book What Can’t Wait, what does Anita want to be when she grows up? p.105 An artist
8. In the book What Can’t Wait, what is the # 1 Calculus Condiment?
p.113 Butterfly Brand Catch-Up
9. In the book What Can’t Wait, where does Cecilia work?
p.133 The Stop-N-Go gas station
10. In the book What Can’t Wait, what book is Marisa reading for Mrs. Garza’s class?
p.138 Things Fall Apart
joan mukoma
1. what were the things did marisa put on her bed before she left for college?
a bilingual bible ,a copy of how to kill a mockingbird and some picture.
2.what injured Jose? a forklift.
3.what grade was Jessica when she got pregnant?11 th
4.who was the prom king?Pedro jimenez
5.where did marisa hide after pedro left after trying to rape her for the 2nd time?in the laundry room
6.where did marisa and alan have their 1st kiss? at strawberry park.
7.where did marisa go after having a fight with her dad? to alan`s home
8.what reason did Brenda give for dumping greg?that it is senor year and she wants to have fun.
9.what is the name of the toy that marisa left for anita when she went off to college?paco
10.who bought marisa her prom dress?Cecilia.