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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once on the train, how does Mama manage to keep busy?
(a) She crochets.
(b) She knits.
(c) She writes in a journal.
(d) She prays with a rosary.

2. Eventually, in Chapter 5, Esperanza misses her father and cries. Who comforts her and says they also miss him?
(a) Alfonso.
(b) Miguel.
(c) Hortensia.
(d) Mama.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. On the night of this meeting about Papa's will, Mama, Abuelita, Alfonso and Hortensia meet to discuss something. What do they discuss?

4. Who does Esperanza consider to be her best friend?

5. When Esperanza talks with Isabel, who does Esperanza say will come soon to rescue them and move them out of the camp?

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