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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) The mayor.
(b) Esperanza.
(c) Mama.
(d) Papa.

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

3. When the traveling group reaches the wagon, what is it that Hortensia predicts that Tio Luis has already bragged about?
(a) His new stepchild, Esperanza.
(b) His belt buckle.
(c) His engagement to Ramona.
(d) His run for mayor.

4. When Chapter 3 begins, Esperanza is dreaming. What in her dream is trying to wake her?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A cat.
(c) A lizard.
(d) A bear.

5. When the lawyer comes to explain Papa's will, who is to receive the income for the grapes?
(a) Esperanza
(b) Abuelita.
(c) Tio Luis.
(d) Mama.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Esperanza is running out of the house in Chapter 3, what does she manage to grab and rescue?

2. What is the purpose of two individuals spending so much time in Papa's study?

3. What is one detail of the luxurious train ride that Esperanza does NOT mention?

4. 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?

5. During their handiwork lesson in Chapter 1, what snack is brought to Esperanza and her grandmother?

(see the answer key)

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