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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. What happens to Esperanza while she is waiting for Sally?
(a) She’s kidnapped and beaten.
(b) She gets lost.
(c) She is raped.
(d) She falls asleep and wakes up disoriented.

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

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

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

5. Who does Esperanza compare Eddie Vargas to because he falls asleep under a hibiscus tree?
(a) Rumpelstiltskin.
(b) Prince Charming.
(c) Sleeping Beauty.
(d) Rip Van Winkle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Esperanza’s mother forgotten to buy?

2. What happens to Angel Vargas?

3. What does Esperanza’s papa call Sire?

4. Why does Esperanza find these trees so miraculous?

5. Who gets Esperanza a job?

(see the answer key)

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