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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Juan?
(a) Hortensia's brother.
(b) Alfonso's cousin.
(c) Alfonso's brother.
(d) Hortensia's cousin.

2. Esperanza finally opens her birthday gifts. From whom is the porcelain doll?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Hortensia.
(c) Abuelito.
(d) Her father.

3. After Paa's will is explained, who offers to buy the house?
(a) Tio Marco.
(b) Tio Luis.
(c) Alfonso.
(d) Abuelita.

4. 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?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Americans.
(d) Bandits.

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

6. When the Ortega's get to their family friend's house in Chapter 4, for whom does Esperanza look?
(a) Miguel.
(b) Marisol.
(c) Maria.
(d) Tina.

7. 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) Relieved.
(b) Uncomfortable.
(c) Happy.
(d) Furious.

8. When Abuelita is trying to get out of the house in Chapter 3, what does she manage to grab and rescue?
(a) Her journal
(b) Her photo box.
(c) Her crocheting.
(d) Her purse,

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

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

11. What has happened to Papa's belt buckle since Papa's death?
(a) Tio Luis wears it.
(b) Mama has it with her religious statues.
(c) Esperanza has it.
(d) Abuelita keeps it with her rosary.

12. Who are Papa's older step brothers?
(a) Roberto and Leo.
(b) Tio Luis and Tio Marco.
(c) Cayo and Minte.
(d) Ramon and Wilson.

13. In the myth that Abuelita reminds Esperanza of, what ultimately happens to the bird?
(a) He is born again out of his ashes.
(b) He sings a sweet, hopeful song that encourages others.
(c) He spreads peace wherever he goes.
(d) His wide wings destroy all who threaten him.

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

15. Who is Alfonso?
(a) The boss of the field workers.
(b) The mayor.
(c) Esperanza's father.
(d) The son of one of the field workers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Marta's attitude toward Esperanza?

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

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

5. Who is the friend that Esperanza looks forward to spending time with right after her birthday?

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