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

2. In Spanish what does she feel like her name means?
(a) “It means luck and prosperity.”
(b) “It means shame.”
(c) “It means sadness. It means waiting.”
(d) “It means hope.”

3. What is Esperanza comparing in her family?
(a) Their laughter.
(b) Their feet.
(c) Their teeth.
(d) Their hair.

4. Whom does she describe as best friends?
(a) Nenny and Kiki.
(b) Carlos and Titus.
(c) Lucy and Rachel.
(d) Kiki and Carlos.

5. From where have the two girls just moved?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Florida.
(c) Texas.
(d) Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Esperanza named after?

3. What is the “little one’s” name?

4. Who wouldn’t marry, at first?

5. How does she describe Nenny’s hair?

(see the answer key)

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