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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Papa's older step brothers?
(a) Cayo and Minte.
(b) Roberto and Leo.
(c) Ramon and Wilson.
(d) Tio Luis and Tio Marco.

2. What is in the trunk that the visitors have left in Chapter 3?
(a) Clothes for Esperanza and Ramona.
(b) War souvenirs.
(c) Belongs of Papa.
(d) Old newspapers.

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

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

5. What detail about the camp makes Marta realize how little privacy she will have?
(a) The outdoor bath tubs.
(b) The row of public toilets.
(c) The large windows without curtains.
(d) The large showers rooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the truck ride when Marta talks about the workers' conditions and attempts to improve their lives, who is it that listens intently?

2. What handiwork does Abuelita teach Esperanza?

3. In the recollection that Hortensia told about bandits in the house, what did Miguel have in his pocket that proved useful?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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