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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Abelitia's parting gift to Esperanza?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A poem.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A basket of figs.

2. What is the main crop Esperanza's father grows?
(a) Bamboo.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Grapes.

3. What does Mama do for the child who interrupted Esperanza's playing on the train?
(a) She offers her fruit.
(b) She offers the girl her shawl.
(c) She combs her hair and styles it.
(d) She makes her a doll.

4. When the lawyer comes to explain Papa's will, who is to receive the house on the ranch?
(a) Tio Luis.
(b) Esperanza.
(c) Abuelita.
(d) Mama.

5. Who is the first person to arrive at Esperanza's on the morning of her birthday?
(a) Miguel.
(b) Senor Rodriguez.
(c) Marisol.
(d) Maria.

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. After Esperanza's birthday, who is spending so much time in her father's study?

3. When Esperanza is doing one of her chores, she hears women laughing at her. What is the chore she isn't doing well?

4. What is it that Esperanza plays with on the train until interrupted by another child?

5. What has happened to Papa's belt buckle since Papa's death?

(see the answer key)

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