Question 1:
The mother's language in this passage of "Daughter of Invention,” by Julia Alvarez revelas that she is not a native English speaker, but someone that uses it as a second language and may not know the correct uses of some idioms and phrases.
Question 2:
The mother wants to express that she is proud of her daughter and believes that Yoyo will be famous and successful in her life.
Preparation is the act of preparing; getting ready, planning, training, or studying with a goal in mind.
or/also..
The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
Hope this helps!
Chronological order .................
how old is chuy when he is killed
63