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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that Esperanza plays with on the train until interrupted by another child?
(a) Her puzzles.
(b) Her mother's purse.
(c) Her ivory chess set.
(d) Her doll.

2. What is the name of the poor woman Mama befriends on the train?
(a) Lala.
(b) Concita.
(c) Carmen.
(d) Josefina.

3. What is Esperanza's reaction to the girl with dirty hands who tries to hold her hand at the camp?
(a) She smiles and takes both hands of the girl.
(b) She pulls away from the girl.
(c) She lets the girl hold her hand.
(d) She helps the girl wash her hands.

4. When Ramona discusses family choices with Hortensia and her family, where does Hortensia and her family make it known they are going?
(a) Spain.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) California.
(d) Baja.

5. In Chapter 1, which birthday is Esperanza eagerly anticipating?
(a) Her thirteenth birthday.
(b) Her fourteenth.
(c) Her twelfth.
(d) Her fifteenth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What detail about the camp makes Marta realize how little privacy she will have?

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

4. In the myth that Abuelita reminds Esperanza of, what ultimately happens to the bird?

5. After Mama talks with Esperanza in the cabin, what does Esperanza promise her mother?

(see the answer key)

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