Answer:
Hi!
The answer to your question is, she mentions the green taffeta dress hanging in Elenita's closet.
Explanation:
In the book Elenita, a very independent girl, is caught in the conflcit of her mother wanting to return to Puerto Rico and her father who is committed to staying in the United States. Elena is a very smart girl and she tries different ways of approaching her parents, but we can see that her parents, especially her mom, have expectations of how she should act and how she should be. For example, because of her cultural background, Elenas' mother expects her daughter to wear dresses to parties and be femenine. Therefore, this is the answer.
