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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

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) Mama.
(b) Alfonso.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Hortensia.

2. When the lawyer comes to explain Papa's will, who is to receive the income for the grapes?
(a) Mama.
(b) Abuelita.
(c) Tio Luis.
(d) Esperanza

3. What is one detail of the luxurious train ride that Esperanza does NOT mention?
(a) Soft mattresses in the sleeping compartments.
(b) People in fancy clothes.
(c) Leather train seats.
(d) Silver and crystal in the dining car.

4. Why does Alfonso come to see Esperanza at work?
(a) He has a message from the hospital.
(b) He has a message from Miguel.
(c) Isabel needs her.
(d) Mama needs her.

5. After Isabel's news about the new building project, what news does Miguel come home with?
(a) He was denied a raise.
(b) He lost his job.
(c) He has been transferred to Northern California.
(d) He has been promoted to foreman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Esperanza talks of "La Migra", what is she talking about?

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

3. What does Esperanza bring home for Isabel on a day she suspects will be a difficult day for Isabel at school?

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

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