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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33: "Minerva Writes Poems".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the age difference between Minerva and Esperanza?
(a) Minerva is significantly younger than Esperanza.
(b) Minerva is a little bit younger than Esperanza.
(c) Minerva is a little bit older than Esperanza.
(d) Minerva is significantly older than Esperanza.

2. Why are Louie’s parents sending Marin back to P.R. next year?
(a) She is too expensive to feed and house.
(b) She's pregnant.
(c) They say she is too much trouble.
(d) She refuses to babysit.

3. Esperanza is overcome with grief at the end of this vignette, why is this?
(a) She misses her abuelito.
(b) She thinks of her own father dying.
(c) She thinks of dying herself.
(d) She hates funerals and does not want to go.

4. Who has died at the beginning of this vignette?
(a) Esperanza’s Papa.
(b) Esperanza’s younger sister.
(c) Esperanza’s Aunt Lupe.
(d) Esperanza’s abuelito.

5. What does she plan on doing as soon as she gets back to P.R.?
(a) Attend university.
(b) Teach elementary school.
(c) Marry her boyfriend.
(d) Have more children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Minerva do after her children have gone to sleep?

2. Who crumples like a coat and cries?

3. What does Marin do for work to earn money?

4. What does Marin do when her aunt goes to sleep?

5. Whose father was it?

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