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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mr. Yakota?
(a) The foreman.
(b) The strike organizer.
(c) The doctor's nephew.
(d) The market owner.

2. When the traveling group reaches the wagon, what is it that Hortensia predicts that Tio Luis has already bragged about?
(a) His new stepchild, Esperanza.
(b) His run for mayor.
(c) His belt buckle.
(d) His engagement to Ramona.

3. In a conversation between Esperanza and Isabel, where does Isabel tell Esperanza that Marta was born?
(a) In a town far from their own town in Mexico.
(b) In the United States.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) In a town near their own town in Mexico.

4. What special dessert is Isabel's mother is making on Saturday night?
(a) Fried dough.
(b) Almond flan.
(c) Rice pudding.
(d) Corn bread.

5. On the wagon ride to the train station, why is Esperanza not permitted to ride with Miguel as she wants to?
(a) Beause she is frail.
(b) Because she has behaved like a spoiled child.
(c) Because there is no room.
(d) Because women travelling at night is not deemed safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isabel see at the party that she would like very much to have?

2. Who is Ada?

3. What is the one thing Esperanza does NOT assure Mama of before she leaves the hospital on the day she gets her diagnosis?

4. Before Esperanza leaves the hospital after Mama's diagnosis, what does she do for Mama?

5. What is Mama's diagnosis in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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