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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 do the families have for dessert on their first dinner together?
(a) Canteloupe.
(b) Fried dough.
(c) Corn bread.
(d) Rice pudding.

2. What does Esperanza discover when she opens her valise?
(a) Her doll is gone.
(b) The valise is completely empty.
(c) The card she made for Isabel is gone.
(d) Her money is gone.

3. When the families are out in the field, who comes to visit Esperanza?
(a) Melina and Irene.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Marta.
(d) Miguel.

4. Why do the doctors suggest that Esperanza discontinue her visits to Mama for a while?
(a) She should be working to pay medical bills.
(b) She is making Mama depressed.
(c) She may get what Mama has.
(d) She may bring contagious disease.

5. When Esperanza teases Isabel that she seems to hate all the crops, what is one crop Isabel says she loves?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Cherries.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Plums.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esperanza bring home for Isabel on a day she suspects will be a difficult day for Isabel at school?

2. On Christmas day, what does Esperanza see that she wishes she could give to her mother?

3. When Esperanza goes to bed after the strike, what does she worry about?

4. After Isabel's news about the new building project, what news does Miguel come home with?

5. On the morning after the strike, of whom does Esperanza ask a favor?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of the Chapter 7, Esperanza prays. How do her prayers reveal the subtle change she is beginning to make?

2. When the doctor comes to examine Mama and diagnose her illness, how does Esperanza react?

3. What is the symbolic significance of the the shrine Alfonso and Miguel erect?

4. As Miguel and Esperanza drive to the market, what does Esperanza notice, apparently for the first time about herself?

5. How does Miguel's attitude toward his job being taken away differ from Esperanza's position about this injustice?

6. In Chapter 9, when Mama is in the hospital, describe the quality of Esperanza's care giving.

7. How does Esperanza's babysitting skills progress as Chapter 8 develops?

8. At dinner when the family discusses the strike and its progress, how does Miguel's outlook differ from his father's outlook about the support for the strike?

9. In what way is Mama's illness a commentary on the working conditions of the migrant workers?

10. What is significant about Esperanza giving beans to the man at Marta's camp?

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