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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 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.

2. Esperanza describes the color of illness as being what?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

3. What does Marin do for work to earn money?
(a) She tutors children after school.
(b) She sells Avon and babysits.
(c) She cleans houses.
(d) She works as a clerk at the grocery store.

4. Who doesn’t appreciate the trees?
(a) Sire.
(b) Sally.
(c) Nenny.
(d) Carlos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esperanza once buy for a dime?

2. Who visits Earl on a regular basis?

3. What does Ruthie walk around the neighborhood?

4. Why is Esperanza sent to school with a rice sandwich?

5. How does she feel when she drives into another neighborhood of “another color”?

(see the answer key)

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