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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 does Esperanza buy at the market that is not for her mother?
(a) A toothbrush.
(b) A sun visor.
(c) A mug.
(d) A money order.

2. Chapter 10 is entitled "The Avocados." What is the significance of the avocados in this chapter?
(a) They are for guacamole.
(b) They are for salad.
(c) They are for raviolis.
(d) They are to soften Esperanza's hands.

3. What is the surprise Alfonso and Miguel show the women after dinner in Chapter 7?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A pony.
(c) A shrine.
(d) A kitten.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Esperanza get back and forth to the camp from the hospital?

3. In a conversation between Esperanza and Isabel, where does Isabel tell Esperanza that Marta was born?

4. With someone sick, how do Alfonso and Juan make conditions better?

5. At the market, what does Esperanza buy to give to her mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Isabel wants to be the May Day Queen. When she tells Esperanza this, what is ironic about her reason for wanting to be this queen?

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

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

6. Where are Esperanza's sympathies with regard to the strikers?

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

8. Comment on the image of communal life at this work camp once the work day is over that Ryan portrays in Chapter 7.

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

10. How is the act of Esperanza's gift of the porcelain doll symbolic?

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