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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, Miguel gets a new job. Where is this job?
(a) At the immigration office.
(b) At a machine shop for the railroad.
(c) At the market.
(d) At the peach harvest.

2. In the context of this story, what is a "jamaica?"
(a) An omelette.
(b) A fiesta.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A meat tortilla.

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

4. On the evening of the first dinner at Esperanza's cabin, what do the adults complain of?
(a) Aches and pains.
(b) The grouchy boss.
(c) The long hours.
(d) The hot sun.

5. What special dessert is Isabel's mother is making on Saturday night?
(a) Fried dough.
(b) Corn bread.
(c) Rice pudding.
(d) Almond flan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mama's diagnosis in Chapter 10?

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

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

4. On the journey to the train station, what is this wagon disguised as?

5. When Esperanza and her mother are together in Chapter 7, what does Mama confess she misses?

(see the answer key)

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