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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the recollection that Hortensia told about bandits in the house, where did she say that she hid with Esperanza?
(a) In the horse stable.
(b) In the barn.
(c) In the closet.
(d) Underneath the bed.

2. At the time of the harvest, how long had the Mexican revolution been over?
(a) Two years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

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

4. When asparagus season begins and the truck arrives to take Esperanza, Hortensia, and Josefina to the field, what does a man have to protect them?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) Rain ponchos.
(c) A gun.
(d) Citizen papers.

5. When Esperanza does the family marketing for the first time, what does Esperanza give to the poor man who approaches her and Isabel?
(a) A wedge of cheese.
(b) Beans.
(c) Avocados.
(d) Corn flour.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the camp is having a party, who comes to encourage the workers to strike?

2. While the family is waiting for Papa to come in from the fields at the end of the day, who is it that the family worries about?

3. When Esperanza wakes up on the morning of her birthday, what word accurately describes her how she feels?

4. What does Esperanza do to earn money once she is the only one in her family working?

5. What picture does one of the frail beggar women carry who asks for money on the train?

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