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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is going to care for Abuelita until her ankle heals?
(a) The mother of Tio Marco.
(b) The editor of the local paper.
(c) The nuns.
(d) The mother of Tio Luis.

2. When Esperanza is doing one of her chores, she hears women laughing at her. What is the chore she isn't doing well?
(a) Cutting vegetables.
(b) Sweeping.
(c) Laundry.
(d) Carrying a baby.

3. When Esperanza talks with Isabel, who does Esperanza say will come soon to rescue them and move them out of the camp?
(a) Tio Marco.
(b) Senor Rodriguez
(c) Abuelita.
(d) Tio Luis.

4. What is in the trunk that the visitors have left in Chapter 3?
(a) Old newspapers.
(b) Belongs of Papa.
(c) War souvenirs.
(d) Clothes for Esperanza and Ramona.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mama sits Esperanza down in the cabin to talk to her, what is the essence of Mama's lecture to Esperanza?

2. Who is the first person to arrive at Esperanza's on the morning of her birthday?

3. After the fire, what is the reason for an Ortega relative's visit?

4. What is Mama's reaction to a marriage proposal after Papa's death?

5. What word most accurately describes how everyone on the ranch feels about the presence of the visitors who seem to take over Papa's study?

(see the answer key)

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