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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 special dessert is Isabel's mother is making on Saturday night?
(a) Rice pudding.
(b) Corn bread.
(c) Almond flan.
(d) Fried dough.

2. As Chapter 12 begins, what celebration is coming up in at Isabel's school?
(a) Cake Contest Day.
(b) Pie Contest Day.
(c) Harvest Ball Day.
(d) May Day.

3. Before Esperanza leaves the hospital after Mama's diagnosis, what does she do for Mama?
(a) Massages her back.
(b) Braids her hair.
(c) Massages her feet.
(d) Feeds her avocado.

4. Who yells out, "It is a sweep!" in Chapter 11?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Marta.
(c) Josefina.
(d) Hortensia.

5. When asparagus season begins and the truck arrives to take Esperanza, Hortensia, and Josefina to the field, what does a man have to protect them?
(a) A gun.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) Rain ponchos.
(d) Citizen papers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing the workers do NOT find among asparagus bundles?

2. What object does Esperanza remove from her valise to give to Isabel?

3. What does Isabel see at the party that she would like very much to have?

4. In Chapter 8, who tells Esperanza that the strike that was planned for the next day will not take place?

5. In Chapter 8, what kind of storm forces the workers back to the cabin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How does the short, intimate exchange Mama and Esperanza have after the jamaica effect Esperanza's mood?

4. In Chapter 11, the strikers want to impede the progress of the asparagus harvest. Why is that an effective tactic?

5. In what way could one see that there is even a subtle class system inherent among migrant workers?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 9, when Esperanza brings the blanket to the hospital, why do she and Mama cry?

10. What is the significance of Esperanza's visit to the hospital on Christmas Day?

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