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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 object does Esperanza remove from her valise to give to Isabel?
2. What does Esperanza give to children of the poor man who approaches them at the market?
3. What special dessert is Isabel's mother is making on Saturday night?
4. On the morning after the strike, of whom does Esperanza ask a favor?
5. After Isabel's news about the new building project, what news does Miguel come home with?
Short Essay Questions
1. As Miguel and Esperanza drive to the market, what does Esperanza notice, apparently for the first time about herself?
2. What is the symbolic significance of the the shrine Alfonso and Miguel erect?
3. How does Esperanza's babysitting skills progress as Chapter 8 develops?
4. What is the significance of Esperanza's visit to the hospital on Christmas Day?
5. In what way could one see that there is even a subtle class system inherent among migrant workers?
6. When the doctor comes to examine Mama and diagnose her illness, how does Esperanza react?
7. In Chapter 9, before Mama is in the hospital, how does the reader see that her illness affects all?
8. Where are Esperanza's sympathies with regard to the strikers?
9. How does the short, intimate exchange Mama and Esperanza have after the jamaica effect Esperanza's mood?
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
Ramona, Esperanza's mother, undergoes a dramatic change in status. Discuss and evaluate Ramona as a role model for Esperanza.
Essay Topic 2
Examine the time span of the story from harvest to harvest. How does the author's use of nature's cycle help her narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the work ethic as evidenced in Esperanza Rising. What might the author be saying about the value of work?
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