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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Esperanza's day first day of work alone, what does she ruin?
(a) The tortilla press.
(b) The corn shucker.
(c) The babies' diapers.
(d) The bean pot.

2. What is the job Esperanza and Isabel have at the camp?
(a) They babysit.
(b) They clean bathrooms.
(c) They chop vegetables.
(d) They pick strawberries.

3. What outstanding fact does Marta reveal about her father?
(a) The he is a labor organizer.
(b) That he started a newspaper for field workers.
(c) That he died in a struggle aganist wealthy people.
(d) That he was once rich, but chose to work in the fields.

4. After Esperanza's birthday, who is spending so much time in her father's study?
(a) Abuelita and Mama.
(b) Miguel and Alfonso.
(c) Tio Luis and Tio Marco.
(d) Miguel and Hortensia.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, it is harvest time. What crop is the family harvesting?

3. Who is the role model for the dignity that Esperanza must exhibit to visitors?

4. At the time of this post-fire visit, what does the Ortega relative suggest will be an appropriate school for Esperanza?

5. Eventually, in Chapter 5, Esperanza misses her father and cries. Who comforts her and says they also miss him?

(see the answer key)

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