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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Esperanza leaves the hospital after Mama's diagnosis, what does she do for Mama?
(a) Feeds her avocado.
(b) Massages her back.
(c) Massages her feet.
(d) Braids her hair.

2. At the time of this post-fire visit, what does the Ortega relative suggest will be an appropriate school for Esperanza?
(a) A public school.
(b) A boarding school.
(c) A foreign school.
(d) An English school.

3. When Esperanza goes to bed after the strike, what does she worry about?
(a) Josefina seeming to be sick.
(b) Horensia seeming to be sick.
(c) What would happen to her mother if she were picked up and taken away.
(d) Miguel taking care of himself at work.

4. Who is going to care for Abuelita until her ankle heals?
(a) The mother of Tio Marco.
(b) The nuns.
(c) The mother of Tio Luis.
(d) The editor of the local paper.

5. What does Esperanza do to keep warm while she works in Chapter 9?
(a) She sits near the fire.
(b) She heats her socks before she starts.
(c) She puts on extra blankets.
(d) She puts a hot brick between her feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama do for the child who interrupted Esperanza's playing on the train?

2. The title of Chapter 8 is Las Ciruelas, the plums. What is the significance of the plums in this chapter?

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

4. On the morning after the strike, of whom does Esperanza ask a favor?

5. When Mama and Esperanza pass through customs, what words are stamped on their documents?

(see the answer key)

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