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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the market, what does Esperanza buy to give to her mother?
(a) A robe.
(b) Socks.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A pinata.

2. What do the families have for dessert on their first dinner together?
(a) Fried dough.
(b) Rice pudding.
(c) Canteloupe.
(d) Corn bread.

3. On Christmas day, what does Esperanza give her mother?
(a) A smooth stone from the field.
(b) A yarn doll she made.
(c) A shawl.
(d) A stuffed baked potato.

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

5. How does Esperanza get back and forth to the camp from the hospital?
(a) In a taxi.
(b) In the doctor's car.
(c) In a wagon.
(d) In the truck.

6. On Saturday night, what do the women do together that Esperanza actually enjoys?
(a) Bathing.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Singing.
(d) Shelling almonds.

7. In Chapter 8, what kind of storm forces the workers back to the cabin?
(a) Dust.
(b) Wind.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Hail.

8. Who encourages Esperanza to do her first job well so she will get hired again?
(a) Juan.
(b) Miguel.
(c) Hortensia.
(d) Irene.

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

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

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

12. After the first crop of harvest time is picked, what is the next crop ready to harvest?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Corn.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Cotton.

13. On the morning after the strike, of whom does Esperanza ask a favor?
(a) Marta.
(b) Miguel.
(c) Josefina.
(d) Hortensia.

14. What does Esperanza do to earn money once she is the only one in her family working?
(a) She picks asparagus.
(b) She picks potatoes.
(c) She works at the hospital.
(d) She cuts eyes from potatoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Isabel's news about the new building project, what news does Miguel come home with?

2. When Chapter 8 begins, Esperanza begins her first day of work alone. What is one of her main duties at this time?

3. How do Irene and Melina help the Ortega household?

4. What does Esperanza give to children of the poor man who approaches them at the market?

5. What does the person is in the hospital in Chapter 9 request that Esperanza bring?

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