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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Mama talks with Esperanza in the cabin, what does Esperanza promise her mother?
(a) That she will treat Isabel kindly.
(b) That she not talking about having been rich.
(c) That she will try to learn English.
(d) That she will try to be happy.

2. When Chapter 3 begins, Esperanza is dreaming. What in her dream is trying to wake her?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bear.
(c) A lizard.
(d) A puppy.

3. In Chapter 1, which birthday is Esperanza eagerly anticipating?
(a) Her fourteenth.
(b) Her thirteenth birthday.
(c) Her fifteenth.
(d) Her twelfth.

4. On the night of this meeting about Papa's will, what news does Miguel have for Esperanza?
(a) That he and his family may have to move to the United States.
(b) That he is will work on the ranch for nothing.
(c) That he got a scholarsip for private school in Mexico City.
(d) That his father wants to marry her mother.

5. In what country do Esperanza and her family live?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Venezuela.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Dominican Republic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What handiwork does Abuelita teach Esperanza?

2. Who is Alfonso?

3. During the harvest time, who becomes ill?

4. What is one of the dishes that the families have on this first dinner together?

5. What is in the trunk that the visitors have left in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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