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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eventually, in Chapter 5, Esperanza misses her father and cries. Who comforts her and says they also miss him?
(a) Hortensia.
(b) Mama.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Alfonso.

2. If Ramona were to stay in Mexico and remain single, what would be her life situation?
(a) She would be taken care of by Tio Luis and Tio Marco.
(b) She would work for the government.
(c) She would live in poverty.
(d) She would work for Tio Marco and live in the town.

3. What handiwork does Abuelita teach Esperanza?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Embroidering.
(c) Crocheting.
(d) Knitting.

4. Who does Esperanza say she will marry some day?
(a) Miguel.
(b) Marco.
(c) Alfonso
(d) The mayor.

5. 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) Silver and crystal in the dining car.
(d) Leather train seats.

6. 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?
(a) Happy.
(b) Furious.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Relieved.

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

8. Why couldn't Miguel work on the railroad in Mexico?
(a) He did not have citizen papers.
(b) He could not pass the test.
(c) He had no recommendations.
(d) He did not have the required lever.

9. After Mama talks with Esperanza in the cabin, what does Esperanza promise her mother?
(a) That she will try to be happy.
(b) That she not talking about having been rich.
(c) That she will try to learn English.
(d) That she will treat Isabel kindly.

10. Who is Ramona?
(a) Esperanza's mother.
(b) Esperanza's best friend.
(c) Esperanza's grandmother.
(d) The head housekeeper.

11. What was the issue over which the Mexican Revolution was fought?
(a) Landowners owning very large pieces of land.
(b) Communism.
(c) Waste managment.
(d) Taxation.

12. When Chapter 3 begins, Esperanza is dreaming. What in her dream is trying to wake her?
(a) A lizard.
(b) A bear.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A cat.

13. Who is the role model for the dignity that Esperanza must exhibit to visitors?
(a) Marisol.
(b) Abuelita.
(c) Hortensia.
(d) Her mother.

14. When Mama and Esperanza pass through customs, what words are stamped on their documents?
(a) Second Class.
(b) Mexican National.
(c) Immigrants Mexican.
(d) Workers Approved.

15. When Esperanza is in the garden, on what does she cut her finger?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A rake.
(c) A thorn of a rose.
(d) A peice of glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Ortega's get to their family friend's house in Chapter 4, for whom does Esperanza look?

2. When Ramona is weighing her options, who explains her options?

3. After Esperanza's birthday, who is spending so much time in her father's study?

4. Esperanza finally opens her birthday gifts. From whom is the porcelain doll?

5. On the night of this meeting about Papa's will, Mama, Abuelita, Alfonso and Hortensia meet to discuss something. What do they discuss?

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