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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: "Laughter".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wouldn’t marry, at first?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her great-grandmother.
(d) Her aunt.

2. Why do they want five dollars from Esperanza?
(a) To buy candy.
(b) To buy a bike.
(c) To prove her loyalty.
(d) To buy food for dinner.

3. What is the “little one’s” name?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Ruthie.
(d) Nenny.

4. In Spanish what does she feel like her name means?
(a) “It means sadness. It means waiting.”
(b) “It means luck and prosperity.”
(c) “It means hope.”
(d) “It means shame.”

5. What do they spend the afternoon doing?
(a) Eating candy and talking about boys.
(b) Soaking beans for dinner.
(c) Teasing the boys.
(d) Riding the bicycle all at once.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nenny’s full name?

2. “My papa’s hair is like a broom” is an example of what?

3. How do Nenny and Esperanza resemble each other?

4. What does Esperanza’s name mean in English?

5. What is Esperanza comparing in her family?

(see the answer key)

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