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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Esperanza's reaction to the girl with dirty hands who tries to hold her hand at the camp?
2. Who is Ramona?
3. To what does Esperanza compare their living style at this camp when they first arrive from Mexico?
4. In the myth that Abuelita reminds Esperanza of, what ultimately happens to the bird?
5. What outstanding fact does Marta reveal about her father?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Esperanza and Miguel get off the train at a temporary stop, Miguel explains a scenario that is apparently inexplicable to Esperanza. What is this scenario?
2. When all are planning to work in California, Esperanza says she will work, and everyone laughs. What tone did the author intend for this laugh?
3. How does Senor Rodriguez's gift of papayas renew the grief Esperanza already feels for the loss of her father?
4. What is the symbolism of the author having Alfonso and his son Miguel be the ones who return to the ranch with the dead body of Papa?
5. What disappointment does MIguel face on his first day at the camp in California?
6. When Esperanza sees Tio Luis in her father's office, why is Esperanza unhappy to see Tio Luis wearing Papa's belt buckle?
7. In the beginning of the story, the reader sees two parents who love their daughter. What kind of life do Esperanza's parents prepare her for?
8. At the time the fire is discovered, what might be the reason Esperanza is dreaming that a bear is waking her?
9. When Esperanza talks with her uncles in her father's office, why does the condition of her father's desk bother her?
10. Although Mama is very patient with Esperanza's huge social adjustment, there is one time when she tells Esperanza that she is ashamed of her. Explain how Esperanza embarrassed her mother.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are many strong female characters in Esperanza Rising. Explore and discuss the view of women that arises from Ryan's characterizations of these women.
Essay Topic 2
In the first chapter of Esperanza Rising, Papa instills a love of the land in Esperanza. There are several ways in which the characters can be categorized. One way is that are those who "love the land" and those who do not. Examine the love and respect for the land through the characters that are aligned with Papa with respect to the land, and how this love "gives back" to them.
Essay Topic 3
Examine the time span of the story from harvest to harvest. How does the author's use of nature's cycle help her narrative?
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