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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 kind of dog does Meme have?
(a) A shepherd.
(b) A beagle.
(c) A sheepdog.
(d) A golden retriever.

2. Who crumples like a coat and cries?
(a) Esperanza.
(b) Esperanza’s papa.
(c) Esperanza’s mama.
(d) Esperanza’s grandfather.

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

4. What do they spend the afternoon doing?
(a) Riding the bicycle all at once.
(b) Teasing the boys.
(c) Soaking beans for dinner.
(d) Eating candy and talking about boys.

5. Who is Esperanza named after?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her great-grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Esperanza need to get a job?

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

3. What/who goes with Earl everywhere?

4. What does Nenny want to buy, but Gil tells her it is not for sale?

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

(see the answer key)

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