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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 36: "A Smart Cookie".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who walks the best in the high heels?
(a) Esperanza.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Nenny.

2. The Vargas kids are without respect for _________?
(a) Nature.
(b) All things living.
(c) Animals.
(d) People.

3. Esperanza believes that other people who wander into her neighborhood believe they will be attacked with what?
(a) Guns.
(b) Shiny knives.
(c) Machetes.
(d) Fists.

4. Who visits Earl on a regular basis?
(a) His daughter.
(b) Different women, presumably prostitutes.
(c) His mother.
(d) His wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the family of little feet, who sleeps on the couch?

3. What is Esperanza’s mother’s advice for her?

4. Who tells Esperanza, “I could have been somebody”?

5. What does Esperanza’s papa call Sire?

(see the answer key)

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