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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. After Paa's will is explained, who offers to buy the house?
(a) Alfonso.
(b) Abuelita.
(c) Tio Marco.
(d) Tio Luis.

2. What is Esperanza's reaction to the girl with dirty hands who tries to hold her hand at the camp?
(a) She pulls away from the girl.
(b) She lets the girl hold her hand.
(c) She helps the girl wash her hands.
(d) She smiles and takes both hands of the girl.

3. What is Abuelita's opinion of Ramona's idea of how they will survive and support themselves?
(a) Abuelita is frightened.
(b) Abuelita is encouraging.
(c) Abuelita is angry.
(d) Abuelita is discouraging.

4. If Ramona were to stay in Mexico and remain single, what would be her life situation?
(a) She would live in poverty.
(b) She would work for Tio Marco and live in the town.
(c) She would be taken care of by Tio Luis and Tio Marco.
(d) She would work for the government.

5. In the recollection that Hortensia told about bandits in the house, where did she say that she hid with Esperanza?
(a) Underneath the bed.
(b) In the closet.
(c) In the horse stable.
(d) In the barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Esperanza finally opens her birthday gifts. From whom is the porcelain doll?

2. What is Esperanza feeling about speaking English?

3. Eventually, in Chapter 5, Esperanza misses her father and cries. Who comforts her and says they also miss him?

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

5. When Esperanza is running out of the house in Chapter 3, what does she manage to grab and rescue?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Esperanza and her mother approach the immigration counter, how does Mama manage to display her dignity?

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

3. How does Esperanza'a reaction to her fellow travelers on the family trip from Mexico to California compare or contrast to her mother's reaction to them?

4. Mama seems quick to interpret Esperanza's cut finger as a omen involving her husband. Why might she be preoccupied with his safety at this time?

5. Every chapter is named after a fruit, and that fruit has a role in the action of the chapter. This chapter is "The Guavas." What role do the guavas play in the action of Chapter 4?

6. How does Papa impart his love of the land to Esperanza?

7. What is the purpose of Hortensia's recalling the story of the bandits in the house while they are hiding in the wagon?

8. In addition to Esperanza's father's death, what else is awful about the way in which Esperanza wakes on on her birthday?

9. When Esperanza and Miguel get off the train at a temporary stop, Miguel explains a scenario that is apparently inexplicable to Esperanza. What is this scenario?

10. How does the train ride Esperanza takes with her mother and Miguel's family compare or contrast with the previous train trip that Esperanza and Miguel took together with her father?

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