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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 Esperanza brings the requested object to the hospital, what does it smell of?
(a) Onions.
(b) Roses.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Mildew.

2. What spring crop does Esperanza notice seems to be replaced with new tall plants almost instantly after being picked?
(a) Broccoli.
(b) Asparagus.
(c) Corn.
(d) Celery.

3. When Esperanza talks of "La Migra", what is she talking about?
(a) The immigration officials.
(b) The meat.
(c) The migrant workers.
(d) The mist.

4. On the evening of the first dinner at Esperanza's cabin, what do the adults complain of?
(a) Aches and pains.
(b) The grouchy boss.
(c) The hot sun.
(d) The long hours.

5. On Christmas day, what is Mama's condition?
(a) She is stronger.
(b) She develops a rash.
(c) She is very weak.
(d) She develops a heart ailment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Esperanza gives the babies rice water to sip. From whom does she get this idea?

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

3. Early in Chapter 11, what is Esperanza's criticism of the strikers?

4. When Esperanza asks Isabel for news that she has heard at school, what is the new construction that Isabel tells them about?

5. While the camp is having a party, who comes to encourage the workers to strike?

Short Essay Questions

1. Chapter 10 is entitled Los Aguacates, the avocados. Why is this a meaningful title for this particular chapter?

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

3. In Chapter 9, before Mama is in the hospital, how does the reader see that her illness affects all?

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

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

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

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

8. When Esperanza helps Marta after the immigration sweep, what is it about Marta that wins over Esperanza?

9. When Esperanza details the things she misses about her mother, why is she so surprised at herself?

10. 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?

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