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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of this vignette she uses a metaphor to compare herself to a what?
(a) A giraffe.
(b) A rushing river.
(c) An anchor.
(d) A red balloon.

2. Who wouldn’t marry, at first?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her great-grandmother.

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

4. Someday she says she’ll tell all of her secrets to whom?
(a) Her Aunt Lupe.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister, Nenny.

5. Who is too young to be her friend?
(a) Kiki, her brother.
(b) Lucy, the neighbor girl.
(c) Nenny, her younger sister.
(d) Titus, the neighbor boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Esperanza named after?

2. What is Esperanza comparing in her family?

3. Why does Esperanza think that Rachel and Lucy look alike?

4. What does Esperanza’s name mean in English?

5. Whom does she describe as best friends?

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