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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one thing Esperanza does NOT assure Mama of before she leaves the hospital on the day she gets her diagnosis?
(a) She will bring Abuelita to her.
(b) She will pay the bills.
(c) She will take care of everything.
(d) She will work.

2. What do the families have for dessert on their first dinner together?
(a) Corn bread.
(b) Fried dough.
(c) Canteloupe.
(d) Rice pudding.

3. Who is Ada?
(a) A nurse.
(b) The market owner.
(c) A woman Esperanza works with.
(d) Marta's mother.

4. What picture does one of the frail beggar women carry who asks for money on the train?
(a) A picture of Papa.
(b) A picture of the Mexican flag.
(c) A picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
(d) A picture of the United States.

5. What is one detail of the luxurious train ride that Esperanza does NOT mention?
(a) Leather train seats.
(b) Soft mattresses in the sleeping compartments.
(c) People in fancy clothes.
(d) Silver and crystal in the dining car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esperanza buy at the market that is not for her mother?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what family friend helps the Ortegas and their friends leave Mexico?

3. In another recollection in Chapter 4, what was it that Papa rewarded Miguel's courage with?

4. In the context of this story, what is a "jamaica?"

5. What does Esperanza give to children of the poor man who approaches them at the market?

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