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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Esperanza does the family marketing for the first time, what does Esperanza give to the poor man who approaches her and Isabel?
(a) A wedge of cheese.
(b) Corn flour.
(c) Beans.
(d) Avocados.

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

4. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what family friend helps the Ortegas and their friends leave Mexico?
(a) The mayor.
(b) Senor Rodriguez.
(c) The lawyer.
(d) The family doctor.

5. In Chapter 7, What is one thing that Esperanza does NOT say she will pray for?
(a) For a piece of coconut candy.
(b) To make friends.
(c) For Abuelita to be able to get her money from the bank.
(d) For Abuelita to get well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the poor woman Mama befriends on the train?

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

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

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

5. What does Mama do for the child who interrupted Esperanza's playing on the train?

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