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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 10 is entitled "The Avocados." What is the significance of the avocados in this chapter?
(a) They are for guacamole.
(b) They are to soften Esperanza's hands.
(c) They are for raviolis.
(d) They are for salad.

2. What is one of the dishes that the families have on this first dinner together?
(a) Hot dogs and beans.
(b) Ham and beans.
(c) Rice (arroz) and beans.
(d) Chicken and beans.

3. What does Esperanza discover when she opens her valise?
(a) The valise is completely empty.
(b) Her doll is gone.
(c) The card she made for Isabel is gone.
(d) Her money is gone.

4. What is the surprise Alfonso and Miguel show the women after dinner in Chapter 7?
(a) A pony.
(b) A kitten.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A shrine.

5. When Esperanza talks of "La Migra", what is she talking about?
(a) The immigration officials.
(b) The meat.
(c) The migrant workers.
(d) The mist.

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

7. On the morning after the strike, what does Esperanza see hanging from a tree?
(a) A policeman's hat.
(b) A United States flag.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A pinata.

8. While the camp is having a party, who comes to encourage the workers to strike?
(a) Frederico.
(b) Ramon.
(c) Emmanuel.
(d) Marta.

9. With someone sick, how do Alfonso and Juan make conditions better?
(a) The clean this person's tiny window.
(b) They paint this person's room.
(c) They repair a ceiling in this person's room.
(d) They hang curtains for privacy.

10. In the context of this story, what is a "jamaica?"
(a) An omelette.
(b) A meat tortilla.
(c) A fiesta.
(d) A cigar.

11. When the families are out in the field, who comes to visit Esperanza?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Melina and Irene.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Marta.

12. When Esperanza does the family marketing for the first time, what does Esperanza give to the poor man who approaches her and Isabel?
(a) Beans.
(b) Corn flour.
(c) A wedge of cheese.
(d) Avocados.

13. What does Esperanza give to children of the poor man who approaches them at the market?
(a) A pinata.
(b) Beans.
(c) Avocados.
(d) A wedge of cheese.

14. Before Esperanza leaves the hospital after Mama's diagnosis, what does she do for Mama?
(a) Feeds her avocado.
(b) Massages her feet.
(c) Massages her back.
(d) Braids her hair.

15. When Esperanza and her mother are together in Chapter 7, what does Mama confess she misses?
(a) Her dresses.
(b) Her servants.
(c) Her garden.
(d) Her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing the workers do NOT find among asparagus bundles?

2. Who yells out, "It is a sweep!" in Chapter 11?

3. At the market, what does Esperanza buy to give to her mother?

4. In Chapter 8, who tells Esperanza that the strike that was planned for the next day will not take place?

5. In Chapter 8 at harvest time, how many days a week are the workers working?

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