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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Chapter 12 begins, what celebration is coming up in at Isabel's school?
(a) Pie Contest Day.
(b) Cake Contest Day.
(c) Harvest Ball Day.
(d) May Day.

2. In Chapter 8, it is harvest time. What crop is the family harvesting?
(a) Corn.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Plums.
(d) Strawberries.

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

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

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

6. The title of Chapter 8 is Las Ciruelas, the plums. What is the significance of the plums in this chapter?
(a) The plums are part of what Esperanza cooks for dinner.
(b) The plums cause the babies' sickness.
(c) The plums are what Esperanza shines and puts on the table.
(d) The plums are what she gives to a hungry child.

7. What is Esperanza's reaction to Isabel's news about the new building project?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Joy.
(c) Satisfaction.
(d) Indignation.

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

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

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

11. What is one thing the workers do NOT find among asparagus bundles?
(a) Rats.
(b) Broken glass.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Drugs.

12. When Esperanza asks Josefina where the officials will take the workers, she answers that their final destination will be_______.
(a) El Paso.
(b) Mexico.
(c) San Jose.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

14. Who does Esperanza find hiding after the officials leave?
(a) Marta.
(b) Irene.
(c) Isabel.
(d) Melina.

15. What does Esperanza think will make the individual in the hospital feel better?
(a) More sleep.
(b) Fresh air.
(c) More medicine.
(d) For her to see Abuelita.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esperanza discover when she opens her valise?

2. Esperanza gives the babies rice water to sip. From whom does she get this idea?

3. When Esperanza does the family marketing for the first time, what does Esperanza give to the poor man who approaches her and Isabel?

4. In the context of this story, what is a "jamaica?"

5. What does Esperanza notice Isabel is doing in order to help her chances of winning at the school celebration?

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