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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: "Laughter".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Esperanza’s name mean in English?
(a) Patience.
(b) Hope.
(c) Faith.
(d) Constance.

2. What is Nenny’s full name?
(a) Natalia.
(b) Nanette.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Macarena.

3. Who is Esperanza named after?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her great-grandmother.

4. What is the “little one’s” name?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Ruthie.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Nenny.

5. What does Kiki have hair like?
(a) Quills.
(b) Ropes.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Fur.

Short Answer Questions

1. “My papa’s hair is like a broom” is an example of what?

2. Who is too young to be her friend?

3. Someday she says she’ll tell all of her secrets to whom?

4. At the end of this vignette she uses a metaphor to compare herself to a what?

5. Whom does she describe as best friends?

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