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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the lawyer comes to explain Papa's will, who is to receive the house on the ranch?
(a) Esperanza.
(b) Mama.
(c) Tio Luis.
(d) Abuelita.

2. What news does Esperanza have for her first birthday morning visitor?
(a) That her father died the day before.
(b) That her mother is ill.
(c) That it is her birthday.
(d) That the harvest is over.

3. When the lawyer comes to explain Papa's will, who is to receive the income for the grapes?
(a) Tio Luis.
(b) Abuelita.
(c) Esperanza
(d) Mama.

4. In the myth that Abuelita reminds Esperanza of, what ultimately happens to the bird?
(a) He spreads peace wherever he goes.
(b) He is born again out of his ashes.
(c) He sings a sweet, hopeful song that encourages others.
(d) His wide wings destroy all who threaten him.

5. What was the treat Esperanza remembers from an earlier time in Zacatecas?
(a) Candy.
(b) New shoes.
(c) A burrito.
(d) A mango carved like a flower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that Esperanza plays with on the train until interrupted by another child?

2. What was the issue over which the Mexican Revolution was fought?

3. What do the travelers sit on in the train to California?

4. After Papa's will is discussed, who proposes marriage to Mama?

5. Who is Hortensia?

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