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

2. What does Esperanza bring home for Isabel on a day she suspects will be a difficult day for Isabel at school?
(a) A bag of peaches.
(b) A bag of plums.
(c) A bag of cherries.
(d) A bag of plums.

3. In Chapter 7, What is one thing that Esperanza does NOT say she will pray for?
(a) For a piece of coconut candy.
(b) For Abuelita to be able to get her money from the bank.
(c) For Abuelita to get well.
(d) To make friends.

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

5. What honor is Isabel expecting to win at the celebration at her school in Chapter 12?
(a) Baker-for-a-Day.
(b) Queen.
(c) First Place Baker.
(d) Harvest Princess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ada?

2. What does Esperanza do to keep warm while she works in Chapter 9?

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

4. When Esperanza asks Josefina where the officials will take the workers, she answers that their final destination will be_______.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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