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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. What does Elenita tell Esperanza?
(a) That her mama is really ill.
(b) That she will have 6 children.
(c) That she will have a home in her heart.
(d) That she will not graduate from school.

2. What does Kiki have hair like?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Ropes.
(c) Fur.
(d) Quills.

3. What does Esperanza’s papa call Sire?
(a) A punk.
(b) A gang-banger.
(c) A jerk.
(d) A loser.

4. Why does Esperanza go to the fortune-teller?
(a) To see how long she will live.
(b) She wants to know about her future house.
(c) To see if her mama gets better.
(d) She wants to know how many children she will have.

5. How does she describe Nenny’s hair?
(a) As slippery.
(b) As wet.
(c) As furry.
(d) As fluffy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Marin do when her aunt goes to sleep?

3. What does Ruthie ask the girls to buy her at the grocery store?

4. A house. What does Esperanza see that reminds her of Mexico?

5. What does Alicia inherit from her mother?

(see the answer key)

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