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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. When Esperanza first arrives at the migrant workers camp, who does she hears speaking English?
(a) The foreman's daughter, Flora.
(b) The foreman's wife.
(c) The foreman.
(d) Marta.

2. What group of women help the Ortega's with their plan to survive and make a new life for themselves?
(a) A group of nuns.
(b) A group of female farmers.
(c) A group female artists.
(d) A group of female journalists.

3. In Chapter 1, which birthday is Esperanza eagerly anticipating?
(a) Her thirteenth birthday.
(b) Her fourteenth.
(c) Her twelfth.
(d) Her fifteenth.

4. When Esperanza is running out of the house in Chapter 3, what does she manage to grab and rescue?
(a) Her doll.
(b) Her crocheting.
(c) Her journal.
(d) Her photo box.

5. What is Esperanza's last name?
(a) Rodriguez.
(b) Saint Louis.
(c) Ortega.
(d) Ramirez.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mama seems to accept the situation, and once in the cabin, what does she do that Esperanza cannot understand?

2. What is one detail of the luxurious train ride that Esperanza does NOT mention?

3. After the fire, which of the Ortega family relatives comes to visit?

4. What does Mama do for the child who interrupted Esperanza's playing on the train?

5. What is Abuelita's opinion of Ramona's idea of how they will survive and support themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Esperanza meets Marta, a girl they pick up in the truck, who is friendly with Isabel. How is Marta's reaction to Esperanza different from the treatment she had from Isabel?

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

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

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

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

6. What has Papa said about Tio Luis and Tio Marco that suggest that they are not men he admires?

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

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

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

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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