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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who built the house that Meme lives in?
(a) Cathy’s father.
(b) Louie.
(c) Louie’s father.
(d) Edna’s husband.

2. What does Esperanza’s name mean in English?
(a) Faith.
(b) Hope.
(c) Constance.
(d) Patience.

3. Who is standing at the front door holding boxes and bags of new clothes?
(a) Aunt Lupe.
(b) Esperanza’s papa.
(c) Esperanza’s Mama.
(d) Uncle Nacho.

4. Who is Esperanza named after?
(a) Her great-grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her grandmother.

5. What is the main topic of the first vignette?
(a) Puberty.
(b) Moving.
(c) Boys.
(d) Poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Darius believes that one cloud looks like __________?

2. Who has too many kids?

3. What do the girls find in this vignette?

4. Who has died at the beginning of this vignette?

5. In Spanish what does she feel like her name means?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Esperanza believe that the boys and girls in her neighborhood live in separate worlds?

2. Why does Esperanza feel like a balloon tied to an anchor?

3. Why is Esperanza not afraid of the people in her neighborhood?

4. What does Esperanza’s mean in the English translation?

5. Why is Cathy’s family moving out of the neighborhood?

6. Why does Esperanza’s mama get sick?

7. How does Esperanza feel when the nun is inquiring where she lives?

8. What do the girls believe hips are good for?

9. How does Esperanza describe her mother’s hair? What is her mother’s hair a metaphor for?

10. Why are they “tired of being beautiful”?

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