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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a conversation between Esperanza and Isabel, where does Isabel tell Esperanza that Marta was born?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) In a town far from their own town in Mexico.
(c) In a town near their own town in Mexico.
(d) In the United States.

2. When Esperanza is running out of the house in Chapter 3, what does she manage to grab and rescue?
(a) Her doll.
(b) Her journal.
(c) Her crocheting.
(d) Her photo box.

3. When Esperanza is doing one of her chores, she hears women laughing at her. What is the chore she isn't doing well?
(a) Laundry.
(b) Cutting vegetables.
(c) Sweeping.
(d) Carrying a baby.

4. What is Esperanza's last name?
(a) Rodriguez.
(b) Ortega.
(c) Ramirez.
(d) Saint Louis.

5. When Esperanza asks Josefina where the officials will take the workers, she answers that their final destination will be_______.
(a) San Jose.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) El Paso.
(d) Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the one thing Esperanza does NOT assure Mama of before she leaves the hospital on the day she gets her diagnosis?

3. Before Esperanza leaves the hospital after Mama's diagnosis, what does she do for Mama?

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

5. Why couldn't Miguel work on the railroad in Mexico?

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