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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 the one thing Juan's daughter does NOT brag about to Esperanza?
2. When Chapter 3 begins, Esperanza is dreaming. What in her dream is trying to wake her?
3. In the recollection that Hortensia told about bandits in the house, where did she say that she hid with Esperanza?
4. After they all discuss family options in Chapter 3, what is Ramona's request of Alfonso?
5. What was the issue over which the Mexican Revolution was fought?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. At the time the fire is discovered, what might be the reason Esperanza is dreaming that a bear is waking her?
3. 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.
4. How does the train ride Esperanza takes with her mother and Miguel's family compare or contrast with the previous train trip that Esperanza and Miguel took together with her father?
5. Esperanza meets Marta, a girl they pick up in the truck, who is friendly with Isabel. How is Marta's reaction to Esperanza different from the treatment she had from Isabel?
6. When Esperanza talks with her uncles in her father's office, why does the condition of her father's desk bother her?
7. How does Miguel show his allegiance to his family in the midst of the fire?
8. In what way does the author's description of what survived the fire reveal the degree of ruin?
9. What is significant about Esperanza's reaction to the odors that she now smells among the peasants and on the train?
10. When Esperanza sees Tio Luis in her father's office, why is Esperanza unhappy to see Tio Luis wearing Papa's belt buckle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ramona, Esperanza's mother, undergoes a dramatic change in status. Discuss and evaluate Ramona as a role model for Esperanza.
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the novel, the female characters are crocheting lace, teaching crocheting, giving crocheted gifts. Sometimes it is the actual crocheted article that is important; at other times, the activity itself is emphasized. What might crocheting symbolize, or come to symbolize, to the women of El Rancho de las Rosas?
Essay Topic 3
The title of this novel is Esperanza Rising. There is a scenario in Chapter 5 wherein Esperanza feels she is floating above the earth. However, there are several meanings of the word "rising." Reflect on this scene and the meanings of this book. Finally, with attention to more than one meaning of the word, explain why Esperanza Rising is an appropriate title for this novel.
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