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

2. Who wouldn’t marry, at first?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her great-grandmother.
(d) Her grandmother.

3. Where does Earl live?
(a) With Rosa Vargas.
(b) With Louie’s family.
(c) In Edna’s basement apartment.
(d) With Edna and Ruthie.

4. Why do the canteen kids get to eat lunch at school?
(a) They are older kids.
(b) They can afford to buy the school lunch.
(c) Their mothers are not home.
(d) They live too far to walk home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Nenny and Esperanza resemble each other?

2. What does Esperanza promise to never forget?

3. Where is Esperanza’s new job?

4. What can’t Esperanza’s mother do despite living in the city all her life?

5. Who is standing at the front door holding boxes and bags of new clothes?

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