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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 surprise Alfonso and Miguel show the women after dinner in Chapter 7?
2. What spring crop does Esperanza notice seems to be replaced with new tall plants almost instantly after being picked?
3. With regard to strikers, what have Miguel's experiences been?
4. Who is Mr. Yakota?
5. With someone sick, how do Alfonso and Juan make conditions better?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does Esperanza's babysitting skills progress as Chapter 8 develops?
3. When Esperanza helps Marta after the immigration sweep, what is it about Marta that wins over Esperanza?
4. In Chapter 9, when Esperanza brings the blanket to the hospital, why do she and Mama cry?
5. What is significant about Esperanza giving beans to the man at Marta's camp?
6. Chapter 10 is entitled Los Aguacates, the avocados. Why is this a meaningful title for this particular chapter?
7. 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?
8. What is the significance of Esperanza's visit to the hospital on Christmas Day?
9. Comment on the image of communal life at this work camp once the work day is over that Ryan portrays in Chapter 7.
10. In Chapter 11, the strikers want to impede the progress of the asparagus harvest. Why is that an effective tactic?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
In what way is Esperanza Rising a work of socially responsible historical fiction?
Essay Topic 3
How might the concept of family be part of a theme of Esperanza Rising?
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