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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ramona?
(a) Esperanza's best friend.
(b) Esperanza's grandmother.
(c) The head housekeeper.
(d) Esperanza's mother.

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

3. What is Esperanza's reaction to the interruption of another child on the train?
(a) She shyly touches the girl's hand.
(b) She puts away what she is playing with.
(c) She speaks only English to her.
(d) She slyly kicks the child so that no one will see.

4. What picture does one of the frail beggar women carry who asks for money on the train?
(a) A picture of the Mexican flag.
(b) A picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
(c) A picture of the United States.
(d) A picture of Papa.

5. What is the purpose of two individuals spending so much time in Papa's study?
(a) They are tidying and repairing the room.
(b) They are going over the business of the ranch.
(c) They are looking for tools.
(d) They are looking for a will.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country do Esperanza and her family live?

2. On the night of this meeting about Papa's will, what news does Miguel have for Esperanza?

3. When Abuelita is trying to get out of the house in Chapter 3, what does she manage to grab and rescue?

4. Who is Alfonso?

5. What group of women help the Ortega's with their plan to survive and make a new life for themselves?

(see the answer key)

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