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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the journey to the train station, what is this wagon disguised as?
(a) A chicken carrier.
(b) A fiesta wagon.
(c) A blacksmith's wagon.
(d) A farmer's produce wagon ready for market.

2. What handiwork does Abuelita teach Esperanza?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Crocheting.
(c) Embroidering.
(d) Knitting.

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

4. When Abuelita is trying to comfort Esperanza, she reminds her of a myth. What is the bird in that myth?
(a) A blue bird.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A phoenix.
(d) A dove.

5. When Abuelita is trying to get out of the house in Chapter 3, what does she manage to grab and rescue?
(a) Her photo box.
(b) Her crocheting.
(c) Her journal
(d) Her purse,

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is going to care for Abuelita until her ankle heals?

2. Once on the train, how does Mama manage to keep busy?

3. When Esperanza's first birthday morning visitor comes, what does he bring for her?

4. What is Esperanza's reaction to the interruption of another child on the train?

5. While the family is waiting for Papa to come in from the fields at the end of the day, who is it that the family worries about?

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