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

2. When Chapter 3 begins, Esperanza is dreaming. What in her dream is trying to wake her?
(a) A bear.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A lizard.
(d) A cat.

3. What is the job Esperanza and Isabel have at the camp?
(a) They chop vegetables.
(b) They pick strawberries.
(c) They clean bathrooms.
(d) They babysit.

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what family friend helps the Ortegas and their friends leave Mexico?
(a) The lawyer.
(b) The family doctor.
(c) Senor Rodriguez.
(d) The mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marta's family do for a living?

2. When Esperanza is in the garden, on what does she cut her finger?

3. Once on the train, how does Mama manage to keep busy?

4. In another recollection in Chapter 4, what was it that Papa rewarded Miguel's courage with?

5. What is the one thing Juan's daughter does NOT brag about to Esperanza?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the time the fire is discovered, what might be the reason Esperanza is dreaming that a bear is waking her?

2. 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?

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

4. In what way is the character of Tio Luis a stock character, in this case, the villain?

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

6. 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?

7. In the beginning of the story, the reader sees two parents who love their daughter. What kind of life do Esperanza's parents prepare her for?

8. Once Esperanza explains to Miguel the difference in their social class by saying that they live on different sides of the river. In what context, after the death of her father, does he repeat this expression to Esperanza?

9. 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?

10. How does Miguel help Esperanza in her adjustment to work when she is left to do household chores?

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