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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the journey to the train station, what is this wagon disguised as?
(a) A chicken carrier.
(b) A fiesta wagon.
(c) A blacksmith's wagon.
(d) A farmer's produce wagon ready for market.

2. In Chapter 5, what is the name of the border town where the travelers face an immigration review?
(a) Los Gatos.
(b) Los Ranchos.
(c) Aguascalientes.
(d) Mexicali.

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

4. What was the treat Esperanza remembers from an earlier time in Zacatecas?
(a) A burrito.
(b) A mango carved like a flower.
(c) Candy.
(d) New shoes.

5. What is one detail of the luxurious train ride that Esperanza does NOT mention?
(a) Soft mattresses in the sleeping compartments.
(b) Silver and crystal in the dining car.
(c) People in fancy clothes.
(d) Leather train seats.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After Papa's will is discussed, who proposes marriage to Mama?

4. 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?

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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