A Surprise Visit

It shows that Elena feels shy toward Marcos because he has been gone for so long

It highlights that Elena feels upset about spoiling Marcos’s surprise.

It indicates that Elena’s family enjoys spending time together.

It reveals that Elena is upset with her mother for forgetting to act surprised.

Marcos realizes Mom has prepared in advance for his visit.

Mom understands what Marcos likes to eat.

Elena wishes that Marcos had not noticed the smell of the cookies.

Marcos feels welcomed by the smell of his favorite cookies.

useless

effortless

boring

troubling

Elena is embarrassed because Mom is not supposed to know about Marcos’s visit.

Elena begins to feel ill as she rests in her room.

Elena is angry with her aunt for telling Mom that Marcos is coming to visit.

Elena panics because she was caught pretending.

They cause Marcos to change his plans for visiting the family.

They lead the family to arrange a different date for the anniversary party.

They cause Aunt Laura to realize that she made a mistake by confiding in Mom.

They make it difficult for Elena to enjoy her brother’s arrival.

Elena answers the phone and her brother Marcos tells her he is planning a surprise visit home. He is coming for their parents’ anniversary party. Elena tells Gemma who then tells Aunt Laura who then tells Mom. Marcos is upset that Mom knows his surprise.

Marcos plans a surprise visit home and asks his sister Elena to keep his secret. However, Elena tells her cousin, and Mom eventually hears about the plan. Marcos arrives and realizes his visit is not a surprise. Elena feels sorry and apologizes, and she is forgiven.

Elena tries to keep her brother Marcos’s surprise visit to herself. When her cousin Gemma visits, Elena tells her the secret. When Mom finds out, she starts to get the house ready for Marcos. She bakes his favorite cookies, and Marcos eats them when he arrives.

Marcos wants to travel home from California and surprise his parents for their anniversary party. He asks Elena to keep his secret, but she tells her cousin Gemma. Marcos is at first upset that Elena told his secret but then shares some cookies with her that Mom baked.