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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, who tells Esperanza that the strike that was planned for the next day will not take place?
(a) Miguel.
(b) Mama.
(c) Isabel.
(d) Alfonso.

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

3. What does Esperanza give to children of the poor man who approaches them at the market?
(a) A wedge of cheese.
(b) Avocados.
(c) Beans.
(d) A pinata.

4. Who comes to check on the sick person during harvest time and give a diagnosis?
(a) A Mexican doctor.
(b) A nurse from the county.
(c) An American doctor.
(d) The foreman's wife.

5. In Chapter 10, Miguel gets a new job. Where is this job?
(a) At the market.
(b) At the immigration office.
(c) At a machine shop for the railroad.
(d) At the peach harvest.

6. In Chapter 8, what kind of storm forces the workers back to the cabin?
(a) Hail.
(b) Wind.
(c) Dust.
(d) Thunder.

7. With someone sick, how do Alfonso and Juan make conditions better?
(a) They hang curtains for privacy.
(b) They paint this person's room.
(c) They repair a ceiling in this person's room.
(d) The clean this person's tiny window.

8. Who does Esperanza find hiding after the officials leave?
(a) Melina.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Irene.
(d) Marta.

9. Why do the doctors suggest that Esperanza discontinue her visits to Mama for a while?
(a) She should be working to pay medical bills.
(b) She may bring contagious disease.
(c) She may get what Mama has.
(d) She is making Mama depressed.

10. Early in Chapter 11, what is Esperanza's criticism of the strikers?
(a) They only listen if you agree with them.
(b) They were dirty.
(c) Their language was vulgar.
(d) They were abusive to their own people.

11. During the harvest time, who becomes ill?
(a) Mama.
(b) Josefina.
(c) Hortensia.
(d) Juan.

12. On the morning after the strike, what does Esperanza see hanging from a tree?
(a) A United States flag.
(b) A pinata.
(c) A policeman's hat.
(d) A scarf.

13. Who encourages Esperanza to do her first job well so she will get hired again?
(a) Juan.
(b) Miguel.
(c) Hortensia.
(d) Irene.

14. When Esperanza talks of "La Migra", what is she talking about?
(a) The migrant workers.
(b) The immigration officials.
(c) The meat.
(d) The mist.

15. On the evening of the first dinner at Esperanza's cabin, what do the adults complain of?
(a) The long hours.
(b) Aches and pains.
(c) The hot sun.
(d) The grouchy boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Esperanza's reaction to Isabel's news about the new building project?

2. When the families are out in the field, who comes to visit Esperanza?

3. Chapter 10 is entitled "The Avocados." What is the significance of the avocados in this chapter?

4. When Esperanza brings the requested object to the hospital, what does it smell of?

5. When Esperanza asks Josefina where the officials will take the workers, she answers that their final destination will be_______.

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