Key for ONE DAY AT A TIME (season 1, episode 1)

1.Why does Carl (Penelope´s patient) smoke “Virginia Slims”?

Because those cigarettes make his hands look bigger.

2.Explain who these characters are:

4.What is a “quinces”?

It´s a day to celebrate when a girl becomes a woman.

5.What´s the Spanish word Elena doesn´t know, but Alex does?

“Sinvergüenza”

6.When would you say the sentence “God rest his / her soul?

When speaking about somebody who is dead.

7.What does Alex want to buy online?

Five pairs of sneakers

8.How long has Penelope and her family been living in Schneider´s building?

For ten months.

9.Who said the sentences: “Jesus and Santa were cousins. Everybody knows this”?

Abuelita

10.How do you say in English…?

-Enjuague buccal: mouthwash

-Antidepresivos: anti-depressants