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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the poor woman Mama befriends on the train?
(a) Carmen.
(b) Concita.
(c) Lala.
(d) Josefina.

2. What is the one thing Esperanza does NOT assure Mama of before she leaves the hospital on the day she gets her diagnosis?
(a) She will take care of everything.
(b) She will work.
(c) She will bring Abuelita to her.
(d) She will pay the bills.

3. In a conversation between Esperanza and Isabel, where does Isabel tell Esperanza that Marta was born?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) In the United States.
(c) In a town far from their own town in Mexico.
(d) In a town near their own town in Mexico.

4. Chapter 10 is entitled "The Avocados." What is the significance of the avocados in this chapter?
(a) They are for salad.
(b) They are for raviolis.
(c) They are to soften Esperanza's hands.
(d) They are for guacamole.

5. What is the surprise Alfonso and Miguel show the women after dinner in Chapter 7?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A pony.
(c) A shrine.
(d) A puppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the dishes that the families have on this first dinner together?

2. What does Esperanza buy at the market that is not for her mother?

3. In another recollection in Chapter 4, what was it that Papa rewarded Miguel's courage with?

4. At the market, what does Esperanza buy to give to her mother?

5. What is it that Esperanza plays with on the train until interrupted by another child?

(see the answer key)

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