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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Esperanza wakes up on the morning of her birthday, what word accurately describes her how she feels?
(a) Excited.
(b) Happy.
(c) Confused.
(d) Sad.

2. Esperanza gives the babies rice water to sip. From whom does she get this idea?
(a) Hortensia.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Mama.

3. After the first crop of harvest time is picked, what is the next crop ready to harvest?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Corn.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Strawberries.

4. When Esperanza asks Josefina where the officials will take the workers, she answers that their final destination will be_______.
(a) El Paso.
(b) Mexico.
(c) San Jose.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. In the recollection that Hortensia told about bandits in the house, what did Miguel have in his pocket that proved useful?
(a) A trap.
(b) A gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esperanza do to keep warm while she works in Chapter 9?

2. 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?

3. On the evening of the first dinner at Esperanza's cabin, what do the adults complain of?

4. After the fire, what is the reason for an Ortega relative's visit?

5. At the time of this post-fire visit, what does the Ortega relative suggest will be an appropriate school for Esperanza?

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