Question

name rosa medina rodriguez
people say
papi was a mujeriego.
that he would get drunk at the barbershop
and touch the thigh of any woman
who walked too close.
they say his tongue was slick
with compliments and his body
was like a tambor with the skin
stretched too tight.
they say papi was broken,
that he couldn’t get women pregnant,
so he tossed his seeds to the wind,
not caring where they landed.
they say twin and i saved him.
that if it wasn’t for us
mami would have kicked him to tomorrow
or a jealous husband would have shanked him dead.
they say papi used to love to dance
but now he finally has a spine
that allows him to stand straight.
they say we made it so.
directions: on the lines below, write down unknown
words.
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2.
directions: answer the questions.
the text says, “twin and i saved him. if it wasn’t
for us...”
who is “us” ?
what two things would have happened if her dad
had not become a father, if the twins had not
been born?
1.
2.
directions: answer with two pieces of evidence from the text. then, explain the text.
question: was papi a mujeriego (a womanizer - a man who goes with many women; “a player”) ?
answer: papi was / wasn’t a womanizer. i know this because the text says:
(text 1) 1.
this means:

(text 2) 2.
this means:

Explanation:

To determine if Papi was a mujeriego, we analyze the text:

1. Text evidence 1: "That he would get drunk at the barbershop and touch the thigh of any woman who walked too close." This shows inappropriate physical contact with multiple women.
2. Text evidence 2: "They say his tongue was slick with compliments" and "he couldn’t get women pregnant, so he tossed his seeds to the wind, not caring where they landed." The latter implies he had sexual interactions with many women (since he “tossed his seeds” without care, suggesting multiple partners).

These details align with the definition of a womanizer (pursuing many women, acting inappropriately toward them).

Answer:

Papi was a womanizer. I know this because the text says:
(Text 1) 1. That he would get drunk at the barbershop and touch the thigh of any woman who walked too close.
This means: Papi inappropriately touched women who came near him, showing disrespectful, womanizing behavior.
(Text 2) 2. They say he couldn’t get women pregnant, so he tossed his seeds to the wind, not caring where they landed.
This means: Papi had sexual interactions with many women (implied by “tossing seeds” without care), consistent with being a womanizer.