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

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

3. What did Carlos sell to Gil?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A box of magazines.
(c) An old chair.
(d) His old box of toys.

4. Why does Esperanza need to get a job?
(a) To pay for tuition at her Catholic high school.
(b) To support her baby.
(c) To help pay for food for her family.
(d) To buy herself clothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many steps are in the front of Meme’s house?

2. Who walks the best in the high heels?

3. How does she describe Nenny’s hair?

4. What does Alicia believe she sees?

5. Why does Esperanza go to the fortune-teller?

(see the answer key)

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