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1. How did Nana Reja become a wet nurse?

Nana Reja arrived in Linares for the first time, half-starved and freezing to death. Her baby was sick, and she came to get help. By the time she got to the doctor, it was too late to save her son. The doctor examined her and noticed that her breasts were engorged with milk. He took her to the Morales home where Sra. Morales had died from mastitis after giving birth to her first child. The doctor gave Reja the baby, Guillermo, and she became the child's wet nurse.

2. What thoughts did Beatriz have while she waited for Nana Reja to be found in Chapter 3?

While Beatriz waited for Nana Reja to be found, she considered the fact of Nana Reja's advanced age. Beatriz knew that it was unlikely that the nana would be found alive. So Beatriz made plans for Nana Reja's wake. She decided that they would wrap her in a sheet of white linen and bury her in a coffin of fine timber that Beatriz had already sent for. Beatriz would have Father Pedro conduct the mass. The entire town would be invited to attend the funeral.

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