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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. What picture does one of the frail beggar women carry who asks for money on the train?
(a) A picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
(b) A picture of Papa.
(c) A picture of the United States.
(d) A picture of the Mexican flag.

2. To what does Esperanza compare their living style at this camp when they first arrive from Mexico?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Peasants.
(d) Horses.

3. In the recollection that Hortensia told about bandits in the house, what did Miguel have in his pocket that proved useful?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A trap.
(c) A gun.
(d) A knife.

4. What handiwork does Abuelita teach Esperanza?
(a) Knitting.
(b) Crocheting.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Embroidering.

5. After Mama talks with Esperanza in the cabin, what does Esperanza promise her mother?
(a) That she will try to learn English.
(b) That she not talking about having been rich.
(c) That she will try to be happy.
(d) That she will treat Isabel kindly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Abelitia's parting gift to Esperanza?

2. In Chapter 5, what is the name of the border town where the travelers face an immigration review?

3. After they all discuss family options in Chapter 3, what is Ramona's request of Alfonso?

4. What is the job Esperanza and Isabel have at the camp?

5. After Esperanza's birthday, who is spending so much time in her father's study?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

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

3. 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?

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. What is it about the migrant worker camp that is difficult for Esperanza?

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

7. What disappointment does MIguel face on his first day at the camp in California?

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

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

10. What is the substance of the lecture Mama offers Esperanza when she realizes Alfonso and Hortensia hear Esperanza whining?

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