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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Hortensia.
(b) Alfonso.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Mama.

2. With someone sick, how do Alfonso and Juan make conditions better?
(a) They hang curtains for privacy.
(b) They repair a ceiling in this person's room.
(c) They paint this person's room.
(d) The clean this person's tiny window.

3. What is the one thing Juan's daughter does NOT brag about to Esperanza?
(a) Living in a cabin.
(b) Running water in their home.
(c) Having electricity.
(d) Having real beds.

4. When Chapter 8 begins, Esperanza begins her first day of work alone. What is one of her main duties at this time?
(a) Cleaning toilets.
(b) Shucking corn.
(c) Babysitting.
(d) Baking tortillas for dinner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the fire, which of the Ortega family relatives comes to visit?

2. Who is the first person to arrive at Esperanza's on the morning of her birthday?

3. What is one detail of the luxurious train ride that Esperanza does NOT mention?

4. When Ramona discusses family choices with Hortensia and her family, where does Hortensia and her family make it known they are going?

5. How does Esperanza get back and forth to the camp from the hospital?

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