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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Juan?
(a) Hortensia's brother.
(b) Alfonso's cousin.
(c) Alfonso's brother.
(d) Hortensia's cousin.

2. What is Juan's daughter's name?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Miguela.
(c) Marta.
(d) Hortensia.

3. What is the name of the poor woman Mama befriends on the train?
(a) Josefina.
(b) Carmen.
(c) Concita.
(d) Lala.

4. What is the purpose of two individuals spending so much time in Papa's study?
(a) They are looking for a will.
(b) They are tidying and repairing the room.
(c) They are looking for tools.
(d) They are going over the business of the ranch.

5. When the Ortega's get to their family friend's house in Chapter 4, for whom does Esperanza look?
(a) Miguel.
(b) Maria.
(c) Marisol.
(d) Tina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word most accurately describes how everyone on the ranch feels about the presence of the visitors who seem to take over Papa's study?

2. When Mama and Esperanza pass through customs, what words are stamped on their documents?

3. What picture does one of the frail beggar women carry who asks for money on the train?

4. What do the travelers sit on in the train to California?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what family friend helps the Ortegas and their friends leave Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the "line up" of dolls in Esperanza's room represent?

2. How does Senor Rodriguez's gift of papayas renew the grief Esperanza already feels for the loss of her father?

3. The harvest is a time when all farmers have their work rewarded, so it is easy to understand why it is their favorite time of year. Why does Esperanza imply that it is her favorite time of year?

4. What is significant about Esperanza's reaction to the odors that she now smells among the peasants and on the train?

5. How does Alfonso show his affection and respect for Ramona (Mama) Ortega when they arrive in California?

6. How does Miguel show his allegiance to his family in the midst of the fire?

7. When Esperanza sees Tio Luis in her father's office, why is Esperanza unhappy to see Tio Luis wearing Papa's belt buckle?

8. When Esperanza talks with her uncles in her father's office, why does the condition of her father's desk bother her?

9. Although Mama is very patient with Esperanza's huge social adjustment, there is one time when she tells Esperanza that she is ashamed of her. Explain how Esperanza embarrassed her mother.

10. In what way is the ruined rose garden a symbol?

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