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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. Who does Esperanza consider to be her best friend?
2. What group of women help the Ortega's with their plan to survive and make a new life for themselves?
3. When Esperanza is running out of the house in Chapter 3, what does she manage to grab and rescue?
4. In the recollection that Hortensia told about bandits in the house, what did Miguel have in his pocket that proved useful?
5. Who is the first person to arrive at Esperanza's on the morning of her birthday?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the substance of the lecture Mama offers Esperanza when she realizes Alfonso and Hortensia hear Esperanza whining?
2. Once Esperanza explains to Miguel the difference in their social class by saying that they live on different sides of the river. In what context, after the death of her father, does he repeat this expression to Esperanza?
3. At the time the fire is discovered, what might be the reason Esperanza is dreaming that a bear is waking her?
4. What is it about the migrant worker camp that is difficult for Esperanza?
5. How does Esperanza'a reaction to her fellow travelers on the family trip from Mexico to California compare or contrast to her mother's reaction to them?
6. In what way is the character of Tio Luis a stock character, in this case, the villain?
7. How does Papa impart his love of the land to Esperanza?
8. In what way does the author's description of what survived the fire reveal the degree of ruin?
9. How does Senor Rodriguez's gift of papayas renew the grief Esperanza already feels for the loss of her father?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Through the trials and experiences of the Ortega family, the reader is given a portrayal of the life of Mexican workers in the United States. What is the impression that Ryan gives of this life and what are the central events or images that contribute to this portrayal?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the work ethic as evidenced in Esperanza Rising. What might the author be saying about the value of work?
Essay Topic 3
The characters in Esperanza Rising go from riches to rags. Explore the theme of becoming richer in some sense while actually becoming poorer in the economic sense. How is this notion developed as a theme?
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