Question 4 (1.5 points)
Why is her abuelito's death particularly upsetting to Esperanza in "Papa Who Wakes
Up in the Dark"?

Esperanza wishes she hadn't made fun of her abuelito when he was sick.

Esperanza and her abuelito have had a very close relationship.

Her abuelito's death reminds her that her father could die, too.

Esperanza does not want her father to go to Mexico without the rest of the
family.

Her abuelito's death reminds her that her father could die, too.

Explanation:

Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street from which the short narrative "Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark" is taken from is about a young girl Esperanza. Her and her family's life in Chicago in Mango Street and her eventual maturity covers the whole book in short stories/ narratives.

In the part "Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark", Esperanza recalls how her father had woken her up to tell her about her abuelito/ grandfather. She recalls seeing her "brave Papa" cry, a new side of his father that she had never seen or observed. This train of thought led her to think about her own father's death, which made her decision to "hold my Papa in my  arms. I hold and hold and hold him." It reminds her that her own father could die too.

Thus, the correct answer is the third option.