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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Irene and Melina help the Ortega household?
(a) They help Esperanza with the cooking.
(b) They bring soup to Mama.
(c) They help Esperanza with the cleaning.
(d) They help Esperanza with the babysitting.

2. When Esperanza is doing one of her chores, she hears women laughing at her. What is the chore she isn't doing well?
(a) Sweeping.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Cutting vegetables.
(d) Carrying a baby.

3. What is the one thing Juan's daughter does NOT brag about to Esperanza?
(a) Living in a cabin.
(b) Having real beds.
(c) Running water in their home.
(d) Having electricity.

4. In Chapter 8, it is harvest time. What crop is the family harvesting?
(a) Corn.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Plums.

5. On the morning after the strike, what does Esperanza see hanging from a tree?
(a) A policeman's hat.
(b) A pinata.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A United States flag.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Esperanza talks with Isabel, who does Esperanza say will come soon to rescue them and move them out of the camp?

2. In Chapter 8, what kind of storm forces the workers back to the cabin?

3. What is Esperanza's reaction to the interruption of another child on the train?

4. On the morning after the strike, of whom does Esperanza ask a favor?

5. When Esperanza brings the requested object to the hospital, what does it smell of?

(see the answer key)

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