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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 the lawyer comes to explain Papa's will, who is to receive the house on the ranch?
(a) Mama.
(b) Tio Luis.
(c) Abuelita.
(d) Esperanza.

2. On the night of this meeting about Papa's will, what news does Miguel have for Esperanza?
(a) That he and his family may have to move to the United States.
(b) That he is will work on the ranch for nothing.
(c) That he got a scholarsip for private school in Mexico City.
(d) That his father wants to marry her mother.

3. What is Esperanza feeling about speaking English?
(a) She thinks she could learn English someday.
(b) She thinks Marta is showing off.
(c) It makes her homesick for her English-speaking classmates.
(d) She thinks it sounds difficult to learn.

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

5. What is one detail of the luxurious train ride that Esperanza does NOT mention?
(a) People in fancy clothes.
(b) Silver and crystal in the dining car.
(c) Soft mattresses in the sleeping compartments.
(d) Leather train seats.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the travelers sit on in the train to California?

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

4. What outstanding fact does Marta reveal about her father?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. In what way does the author's description of what survived the fire reveal the degree of ruin?

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