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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the treat Esperanza remembers from an earlier time in Zacatecas?
(a) Candy.
(b) A mango carved like a flower.
(c) A burrito.
(d) New shoes.

2. On Saturday night, what do the women do together that Esperanza actually enjoys?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Shelling almonds.
(c) Singing.
(d) Bathing.

3. What news does Esperanza have for her first birthday morning visitor?
(a) That the harvest is over.
(b) That her mother is ill.
(c) That it is her birthday.
(d) That her father died the day before.

4. When Esperanza wakes up on the morning of her birthday, what word accurately describes her how she feels?
(a) Confused.
(b) Excited.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

5. What does Esperanza give to children of the poor man who approaches them at the market?
(a) A wedge of cheese.
(b) Avocados.
(c) A pinata.
(d) Beans.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Ramona were to stay in Mexico and remain single, what would be her life situation?

2. What detail about the camp makes Marta realize how little privacy she will have?

3. What is the name of the poor woman Mama befriends on the train?

4. What word most accurately describes how everyone on the ranch feels about the presence of the visitors who seem to take over Papa's study?

5. Who comes to check on the sick person during harvest time and give a diagnosis?

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