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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 the friend that Esperanza looks forward to spending time with right after her birthday?
(a) Miguel.
(b) Abuelita.
(c) Maria.
(d) Marisol.

2. After they all discuss family options in Chapter 3, what is Ramona's request of Alfonso?
(a) She wants to know if she, Esperanza, and Abuelita can go with Alfonso to California.
(b) She wants to know if they will write her if they find a work for her.
(c) She wants to know if she can send Esperanza with them until she can join them.
(d) She wants to know if they will stay and start a new farm for her.

3. When Mama sits Esperanza down in the cabin to talk to her, what is the essence of Mama's lecture to Esperanza?
(a) Esperanza can choose to be happy or miserable.
(b) Esperanza is making her mother depressed.
(c) Esperanza is ruining her chances of getting one of the better jobs.
(d) Esperanza is making a fool of herself.

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

5. At the time of the harvest, how long had the Mexican revolution been over?
(a) Five years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After Papa's will is discussed, who proposes marriage to Mama?

4. What handiwork does Abuelita teach Esperanza?

5. Who made the first cut at harvest time?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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