Reading guide: Mr.

Sorbet

Chapter I: Heading to China

1 How does the protagonist discover that he was invisible? A/ when he does not
you can see in the mirror. P.9
2 Why does the protagonist decide not to look at himself in the mirror? P.9
Why does the protagonist of the novel consider that being invisible is not
Was it very useful? P.10
4 The protagonist claims that the only superpower you get from that
Being invisible is about: R/ Pushing people away due to the fear they have.
they provoke your hives. P.12
5 How do others see you when they look at you? P.12 A/ They see a monster
full of red spots, all swollen, with yellow eyes and the skin
greenish, reaching out its hand to contaminate it. P.12
6 Have they already given you an injection, as the protagonist says that
The doctor tells you it won't hurt you?
What happens after you have been vaccinated? P.14 / You feel
terrible: everything spins around you and you feel hot and cold at the same time.
What happened at the protagonist's house when they didn't find him?
out of nowhere? P.14 R /they made a great uproar, and that same, yours
parents took the first plane heading to China.
9 Why are the parents of the invisible child going on a trip to China? A/
because it was the place I told them I would go every time I fell into
I used to cry because they wouldn't give me this or that. P.15
What happened when everyone went to look for him in China?
R/began to have free time .p.15
11 Look at the image on page 16. What do you see, comment on what you perceive.
12 What was happening at home with the cleaning? P.17 says that it
they made mountains (towers) of plates Why? Comment. Why the
Is the house a mess after a few days? P.17 Look it up in the dictionary.
meaning of the word cochambre. P.18
13 What happened to him when he opened his mouth? P 18 For what reason did he give him
shout at the protagonist? P 19
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14 Why does he say that even his own voice became invisible to him? P 19.
Chapter II Ice Cream with Sausage. What happens at the beginning of this
Chapter? P.21 comments.
16 What comments do your neighbors make about your disappearance? P22-23
17 Why couldn't they see him? Because he was invisible. P 23
18 What happens when the ice cream truck arrives? P.24 look at the
Image of page 25. What do you think?
19 What happens when the truck stops? P 26
20 What flavors were offered through the ice cream truck sign? P
26
21 What was it going to prove the taste of stone? P27
22 Analyze the image on page 28 and comment on what you see.

23 Why does the ice cream truck owner see him? P.29
24 What type of sorbet do you give? P 30 and 31
25 Capitulo III ¿Quién era don sorbete? Revisa p-33
26 What question does our protagonist ask Don Sorbete? How many
Were different responses supposed to be answered? P.33 What was the reaction?
of Mr. Sorbet? P.34
27 What feeling does the protagonist of this story experience?
comment p.34
28 What flavor does it invent? It will be the cardboard flavor,

29 Comment on the image that appears on page 35.

30 What other flavor had Don Sorbete created? Could it be the flavor of soap?
with gum? Comment. P. 36
31 What happened when Don Sorbete spoke? P.36 he was a danger to
steering while driving. Explain why? P36 How did our react
Invisible man? Is it true he was screaming? P.37
What did he do when he drove Don Sorbete's ice cream truck?
he laughed out loud and lost or let go of the steering wheel. Did it seem like a
crazy, why? P 37
33 What was our hero doing at the moment of accompanying Don Sorbete?
He didn't let go of the straw, he spent 30 minutes like that, his tongue went numb and

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 other things. P.37 observe the image on page 38, describe what
Did you just read?
34 What did our child protagonist generally have? To eat
the same thing every day?? what did our protagonist eat then?
P.39. And what if they changed this menu, what would our hero do? P.39
answer the question?
35 What happened to the neighbor's cat? It could be true that it fell.
Hair? P.40 Why can you imagine it looked like a bat?
Comment.
36 What should have been our hero's favorite food for lunch?
Why?
37 What happened to our hero at lunchtime when he
They put some twigs on the plate? Can you imagine that one day they arrived
The lifeguards to rescue them? Don't you think it's very exaggerated?
previous. P40
38 Why does he claim that he was more flexible and understanding for dinner?
Explain why. P. 40-41
39 What happened if they didn't give him for dinner what he wanted, like
Did she react? She cried or screamed all night, comment about it.
previous. P.41
40 How does the sister explain to our hero that even the dogs of
neighbors cried, they howled with him too. Is this what is called
Solidarity? Look for what that word means. P.41
41 What does Don Sorbete ask our protagonist when he tries
A sweet taste? P.42 'Do you feel happy or sad? Comment.
42 Chapter 4 Don Sorbete's truck. What flavor did Don offer them?
sorbet to the children? Did he offer them a flavor of tree, moss, or something else? Already it

have you tried.

Chapter 4 Don Sorbete's Truck Have you tried the flavor of
tree, ancient swamp moss or something like that? P.43
44 What happened when the last children were leaving? P.43

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 45 Why does the child and our protagonist consider, with whom he was talking
Mr. Sorbete? Because he says that neither the child nor I knew with whom.
spoke.
46 Why the boy the eyes and the mouth? P.44
47 Imagine that it suggests to you the image on p.44
What does the word solidarity mean?1and how is it used in the work? Quote
examples. P.46
49 How are bitter flavors? P.46 Why does he say that these are
Like sadness? P.46 Why do bitter flavors remind us
that life is not sweet? P.47 explains this the difference between life
dulce y la vida amarga.
50 What was our protagonist going to do when Don Sorbete crashes into him?
sorbet on his shirt? Explain. P.47 Why does he regret what
What was I going to do? P.47

51 Why does our hero decide to start crying? P.48 What's going on with the
ice cream cube in the hat?
52 What was Don Sorbete's truck like? Describe it. P. 50 it was tall (like
two floors) used candy as fuel, emitted a pleasant
aroma, the engine was made of chocolate, and besides, I was in it! It was a
It sucks to be invisible and not be able to greet anyone from the window. P50
53 If our protagonist was invisible, why could Don Sorbete see him?
see? P.50-1
54 Look and observe the details presented in the image on page 51
explain and describe.
55 Who hit our hero on the head? P.52
56 Chapter 5 The ambulance with wings and the birds with wheels p53 What are
these are the words our hero says after regaining his
consciousness after being hit? P.53 What did you feel and what did you see afterwards?
to awaken? 53 and 57 do you think it's possible for one to see what

1solidarity. Adhesionor unconditional support for others' causes or interests, especially in situations
committed or difficult.
we have exchanged solidarity for selfishness; helping with paper recycling is an act of solidarity.
Is being supportive an obligation or a right.

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 What did our hero see around him? Comment. Compare what was seen with the
drawing on page 54
57 Where was our hero when he woke up? P.57 explains.
58 What does our protagonist manage to remember when he wakes up? P58
59 Why was the pope screaming like a madman and jumping like a monkey in the
hospital room? P.58
60 Why does our protagonist realize that he was not in China?
P.59 explains.
61 How many years had he been asleep, do you know what it is to be in a coma?2?
62 Where did the accident happen? In the truck. P61 with
Who was there at the time of the accident? With no one, he was alone.
Chapter 6. A flavor for every emotion. What can you say about the
Title of this chapter? Comment.
64 How did our hero feel the day he left the hospital, because he
Did you feel this way? P61

65 What difference can be established between tasting a sweet flavor

bitter and another acid and our emotional states: sad, happy and
Angry? Comment based on the reading p.62

Amargo=triste

Dulce= feliz

Amargo= enojado

66 And what about other colors like salty. Why is that flavor?
like love? Explain. P.62
Reflect on the following expression: "We are all invisible"
ever in life: especially when we don't know how to say the
things and no one understands it.” P.63 Did you understand the above?
What did our hero feel when he saw the truck pass by the corner?
P.63, 64 and 65 see the image that appears on the following page.

2The coma is a deep state of unconsciousness. A person in a coma is alive but unable to move.
or respond to their environment. The state of coma can present itself as a complication of a
underlying disease or as a result of injuries, such as head trauma.

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69 How was the truck that he had in view at that moment? Did it resemble
All of Don Sorbete? Or NO. COMMENT.
70 What did our hero feel when he tasted the sorbet that was served to him with
Juggling of the artist the ice cream vendor? See p.66 and 67. What does it achieve?
understand our hero of all those flavors? What does he manage to understand or
to know from that day our hero?
71 How does our hero's dad react when the 6 fall down?
sorbet balls? P.68 What happens to the small stone that I had
What happened to her dad at the end of the story?

Did you like the story of Don Sorbete? What have you learned from it that
Can it be applied in your life? Comment.
73 Resumen: Don Sorbete's truck has the best ice creams.
strange. Have you ever tried the taste of stone? Discover
next to an invisible child that there are flavors very similar to the
emotions, such as joy or sadness, and accompany it to
understand how to savor each one of them. This has to do with
the last thing that happens to the hero's father on page 68.
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