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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to Papa's belt buckle since Papa's death?
(a) Abuelita keeps it with her rosary.
(b) Tio Luis wears it.
(c) Mama has it with her religious statues.
(d) Esperanza has it.

2. What is Esperanza's last name?
(a) Ortega.
(b) Ramirez.
(c) Rodriguez.
(d) Saint Louis.

3. What is the name of the poor woman Mama befriends on the train?
(a) Josefina.
(b) Carmen.
(c) Concita.
(d) Lala.

4. Who is the friend that Esperanza looks forward to spending time with right after her birthday?
(a) Maria.
(b) Marisol.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Abuelita.

5. What news does Esperanza have for her first birthday morning visitor?
(a) That the harvest is over.
(b) That her mother is ill.
(c) That it is her birthday.
(d) That her father died the day before.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Chapter 3 begins, Esperanza is dreaming. What in her dream is trying to wake her?

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

4. In the myth that Abuelita reminds Esperanza of, what ultimately happens to the bird?

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

(see the answer key)

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