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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ramona is weighing her options, who explains her options?
(a) Tio Marco.
(b) Hortensia.
(c) Alfonso.
(d) Tio Luis.

2. When the women in the camp laugh at Esperanza and upset her, who helps her?
(a) Isabel.
(b) The girl with dirty hands.
(c) Marta.
(d) Miguel.

3. The title of Chapter 8 is Las Ciruelas, the plums. What is the significance of the plums in this chapter?
(a) The plums are part of what Esperanza cooks for dinner.
(b) The plums cause the babies' sickness.
(c) The plums are what she gives to a hungry child.
(d) The plums are what Esperanza shines and puts on the table.

4. In Chapter 8, who tells Esperanza that the strike that was planned for the next day will not take place?
(a) Alfonso.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Mama.

5. To what does Esperanza compare their living style at this camp when they first arrive from Mexico?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Peasants.
(c) Beggars.
(d) Horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the night of this meeting about Papa's will, Mama, Abuelita, Alfonso and Hortensia meet to discuss something. What do they discuss?

2. What is in the trunk that the visitors have left in Chapter 3?

3. After Papa's will is discussed, who proposes marriage to Mama?

4. After Esperanza's birthday, who is spending so much time in her father's study?

5. When Mama and Esperanza pass through customs, what words are stamped on their documents?

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