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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made the first cut at harvest time?
(a) Esperanza.
(b) The mayor.
(c) Papa.
(d) Mama.

2. What is it that Esperanza plays with on the train until interrupted by another child?
(a) Her doll.
(b) Her ivory chess set.
(c) Her mother's purse.
(d) Her puzzles.

3. In what country do Esperanza and her family live?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Dominican Republic.
(c) Venezuela.
(d) Haiti.

4. When Abuelita is trying to comfort Esperanza, she reminds her of a myth. What is the bird in that myth?
(a) A blue bird.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A dove.
(d) A phoenix.

5. In Chapter 1, which birthday is Esperanza eagerly anticipating?
(a) Her fifteenth.
(b) Her twelfth.
(c) Her thirteenth birthday.
(d) Her fourteenth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is going to care for Abuelita until her ankle heals?

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

3. When Esperanza's first birthday morning visitor comes, what does he bring for her?

4. When the lawyer comes to explain Papa's will, who is to receive the house on the ranch?

5. When the Ortega's get to their family friend's house in Chapter 4, for whom does Esperanza look?

(see the answer key)

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