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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mama's reaction to a marriage proposal after Papa's death?
(a) She says yes.
(b) She refuses to marry him.
(c) She says she will think about it.
(d) She says she will answer him when her period of grieving is over.

2. In the recollection that Hortensia told about bandits in the house, what did Miguel have in his pocket that proved useful?
(a) A knife.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A trap.
(d) A gun.

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

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

5. What news does Esperanza have for her first birthday morning visitor?
(a) That her mother is ill.
(b) That her father died the day before.
(c) That it is her birthday.
(d) That the harvest is over.

6. 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 treat Isabel kindly.
(d) That she will try to learn English.

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

8. What is it that Esperanza plays with on the train until interrupted by another child?
(a) Her mother's purse.
(b) Her doll.
(c) Her ivory chess set.
(d) Her puzzles.

9. What is Abuelita's opinion of Ramona's idea of how they will survive and support themselves?
(a) Abuelita is encouraging.
(b) Abuelita is discouraging.
(c) Abuelita is angry.
(d) Abuelita is frightened.

10. At the time of the harvest, how long had the Mexican revolution been over?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

11. What was the treat Esperanza remembers from an earlier time in Zacatecas?
(a) A mango carved like a flower.
(b) Candy.
(c) New shoes.
(d) A burrito.

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

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

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

15. When Esperanza wanders away from the picnic, what does she do?
(a) She prays.
(b) She "talks" to her father.
(c) She picks flowers.
(d) She lies on the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Orgeta relative visiting after the fire think Esperanza will learn at the school?

2. In what country do Esperanza and her family live?

3. What is the main crop Esperanza's father grows?

4. In another recollection in Chapter 4, what was it that Papa rewarded Miguel's courage with?

5. Who made the first cut at harvest time?

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