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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) Scared.
(b) Excited.
(c) Happy.
(d) Disappointed.

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

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

4. What does Nenny begin naming during the girls’ discussion?
(a) Different words for poor.
(b) Different types of beans.
(c) Different words for “brat”.
(d) Different types of clouds.

5. Why does Esperanza believe Rosa Vargas is so upset?
(a) She's tired.
(b) Her husband left her with a whole bunch of kids and no money.
(c) She’s overweight.
(d) She doesn’t like her children because they are rude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the canteen kids get to eat lunch at school?

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

3. What happens at the end of their discussion?

4. Who wouldn’t marry, at first?

5. The Vargas kids are without respect for _________?

(see the answer key)

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