Esperanza Rising Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Esperanza Rising Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When the traveling group reaches the wagon, what is it that Hortensia predicts that Tio Luis has already bragged about?
(a) His run for mayor.
(b) His belt buckle.
(c) His new stepchild, Esperanza.
(d) His engagement to Ramona.

4. What group of women help the Ortega's with their plan to survive and make a new life for themselves?
(a) A group of female farmers.
(b) A group of female journalists.
(c) A group of nuns.
(d) A group female artists.

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

6. Once on the train, how does Mama manage to keep busy?
(a) She crochets.
(b) She writes in a journal.
(c) She knits.
(d) She prays with a rosary.

7. When the lawyer comes to explain Papa's will, who is to receive the house on the ranch?
(a) Mama.
(b) Abuelita.
(c) Tio Luis.
(d) Esperanza.

8. 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) Happy.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Furious.

9. When Esperanza's first birthday morning visitor comes, what does he bring for her?
(a) Pinatas.
(b) Papayas.
(c) Baloons.
(d) Flowers.

10. Mama seems to accept the situation, and once in the cabin, what does she do that Esperanza cannot understand?
(a) Mama yells at her.
(b) Mama takes a nap.
(c) Mama sings.
(d) Mama starts cooking.

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

12. After they all discuss family options in Chapter 3, what is Ramona's request of Alfonso?
(a) She wants to know if she can send Esperanza with them until she can join them.
(b) She wants to know if she, Esperanza, and Abuelita can go with Alfonso to California.
(c) She wants to know if they will write her if they find a work for her.
(d) She wants to know if they will stay and start a new farm for her.

13. In what country do Esperanza and her family live?
(a) Venezuela.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Dominican Republic.
(d) Haiti.

14. After the fire, what is the reason for an Ortega relative's visit?
(a) To bring tortillas.
(b) To give insurance advice.
(c) To bring soup.
(d) To renew his marriage proposal.

15. What is the job Esperanza and Isabel have at the camp?
(a) They babysit.
(b) They clean bathrooms.
(c) They chop vegetables.
(d) They pick strawberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person to arrive at Esperanza's on the morning of her birthday?

2. When Esperanza first arrives at the migrant workers camp, who does she hears speaking English?

3. After Papa's will is discussed, who proposes marriage to Mama?

4. When the lawyer comes to explain Papa's will, who is to receive the income for the grapes?

5. What is Abelitia's parting gift to Esperanza?

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