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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 42: "Alicia & I Talking on Edna's Steps".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Someday she says she’ll tell all of her secrets to whom?
(a) Her sister, Nenny.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) Her Aunt Lupe.

3. Where does Esperanza want to eat lunch?
(a) At Lucy and Rachel’s house.
(b) The canteen at school.
(c) At home with her mother.
(d) In her favorite teacher’s classroom.

4. What does Rafaela’s husband do on Tuesday nights?
(a) Play basketball.
(b) Play dominoes.
(c) Visit the local saloon.
(d) Play poker.

5. Why doesn’t Esperanza want to dance?
(a) She feels ill.
(b) She doesn’t know how.
(c) She’s embarrassed by her school shoes.
(d) There are no good dance partners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Angel Vargas?

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

3. What is Alicia afraid of?

4. Who doesn’t appreciate the trees?

5. Esperanza believes that other people who wander into her neighborhood believe they will be attacked with what?

(see the answer key)

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