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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Esperanza asks Isabel for news that she has heard at school, what is the new construction that Isabel tells them about?
(a) A school for all the migrant families.
(b) A school for children of families from Oklahoma.
(c) A park for all the children.
(d) A library for the children of families from Oklahoma.

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

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

6. What does Esperanza do to keep warm while she works in Chapter 9?
(a) She heats her socks before she starts.
(b) She puts a hot brick between her feet.
(c) She puts on extra blankets.
(d) She sits near the fire.

7. What honor is Isabel expecting to win at the celebration at her school in Chapter 12?
(a) Harvest Princess.
(b) First Place Baker.
(c) Queen.
(d) Baker-for-a-Day.

8. What does the person is in the hospital in Chapter 9 request that Esperanza bring?
(a) The crocheted blanket.
(b) The yarn doll.
(c) The doll Papa gave Esperanza.
(d) Her rosary.

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

10. On Christmas day, what is Mama's condition?
(a) She develops a heart ailment.
(b) She develops a rash.
(c) She is stronger.
(d) She is very weak.

11. Early in Chapter 11, what is Esperanza's criticism of the strikers?
(a) They were abusive to their own people.
(b) They were dirty.
(c) Their language was vulgar.
(d) They only listen if you agree with them.

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

13. In Chapter 8 at harvest time, how many days a week are the workers working?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

14. What dissatisfaction does Esperanza have with Miguel when he tell her of his news in Chapter 12?
(a) She feels he should demand a raise.
(b) She feels he should refuse to leave his family.
(c) She feels that if he is a foreman, he should be able to get a raise and time off.
(d) She feels he should speak up for himself.

15. When Esperanza goes to bed after the strike, what does she worry about?
(a) Horensia seeming to be sick.
(b) Josefina seeming to be sick.
(c) Miguel taking care of himself at work.
(d) What would happen to her mother if she were picked up and taken away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esperanza buy at the market that is not for her mother?

2. In Chapter 7, What is one thing that Esperanza does NOT say she will pray for?

3. On Christmas day, what does Esperanza see that she wishes she could give to her mother?

4. What is Esperanza's reaction to Isabel's news about the new building project?

5. On the morning after the strike, of whom does Esperanza ask a favor?

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