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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19: "Chanclas".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does she feel when she drives into another neighborhood of “another color”?
(a) Excited.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Scared.
(d) Happy.

2. The beginning of this vignette begins as what?
(a) A dream of Esperanza’s.
(b) An article from the newspaper.
(c) A poem.
(d) A made up story by Esperanza about the family with little feet.

3. What happened to the winner?
(a) They broke both arms.
(b) They got to ride the bike for a week.
(c) Their mother grounded them.
(d) They won a bag of candy.

4. What does Nenny want to buy, but Gil tells her it is not for sale?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) A shawl.
(c) A baby doll.
(d) A music box.

5. What did Esperanza’s family buy from Gil’s Furniture?
(a) An oven.
(b) A couch.
(c) A refrigerator.
(d) A freezer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do they want five dollars from Esperanza?

2. How many days does it take Esperanza to convince her mother to allow her to eat in the canteen?

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

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

5. How does she describe Nenny’s hair?

(see the answer key)

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