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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29: "Four Skinny Trees".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has died at the beginning of this vignette?
(a) Esperanza’s Aunt Lupe.
(b) Esperanza’s abuelito.
(c) Esperanza’s younger sister.
(d) Esperanza’s Papa.

2. Esperanza reads that Eskimos have thirty different names for what?
(a) Fish.
(b) Snow.
(c) Water.
(d) Clouds.

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

4. What does Alicia inherit from her mother?
(a) Her rolling pin and sleepiness.
(b) Her aprons.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her dresses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who doesn’t appreciate the trees?

2. Why must Alicia be the one to wake early to make the lunchbox tortillas?

3. Who encourages her in going to the Catholic high school?

4. Where does Esperanza want to eat lunch?

5. Who kisses Esperanza?

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