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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the recollection that Hortensia told about bandits in the house, what did Miguel have in his pocket that proved useful?
(a) A knife.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A gun.
(d) A trap.

3. 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.

4. When Esperanza is in the garden, on what does she cut her finger?
(a) A rake.
(b) A thorn of a rose.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A peice of glass.

5. When Esperanza wanders away from the picnic, what does she do?
(a) She "talks" to her father.
(b) She lies on the ground.
(c) She picks flowers.
(d) She prays.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the family is waiting for Papa to come in from the fields at the end of the day, who is it that the family worries about?

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

3. What does Marta's family do for a living?

4. What outstanding fact does Marta reveal about her father?

5. Who is the first person to arrive at Esperanza's on the morning of her birthday?

(see the answer key)

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