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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the women in the camp laugh at Esperanza and upset her, who helps her?
(a) Isabel.
(b) The girl with dirty hands.
(c) Marta.
(d) Miguel.

3. Who are Papa's older step brothers?
(a) Ramon and Wilson.
(b) Tio Luis and Tio Marco.
(c) Cayo and Minte.
(d) Roberto and Leo.

4. Who is Juan?
(a) Hortensia's brother.
(b) Alfonso's brother.
(c) Alfonso's cousin.
(d) Hortensia's cousin.

5. When Esperanza is in the garden, on what does she cut her finger?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A rake.
(c) A thorn of a rose.
(d) A peice of glass.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Esperanza feeling about speaking English?

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

4. After they all discuss family options in Chapter 3, what is Ramona's request of Alfonso?

5. Who is the role model for the dignity that Esperanza must exhibit to visitors?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the train ride Esperanza takes with her mother and Miguel's family compare or contrast with the previous train trip that Esperanza and Miguel took together with her father?

2. When Esperanza and her mother approach the immigration counter, how does Mama manage to display her dignity?

3. How does Miguel help Esperanza in her adjustment to work when she is left to do household chores?

4. Although Mama is very patient with Esperanza's huge social adjustment, there is one time when she tells Esperanza that she is ashamed of her. Explain how Esperanza embarrassed her mother.

5. In what way is the ruined rose garden a symbol?

6. The harvest is a time when all farmers have their work rewarded, so it is easy to understand why it is their favorite time of year. Why does Esperanza imply that it is her favorite time of year?

7. In what way does the author's description of what survived the fire reveal the degree of ruin?

8. When Esperanza sees Tio Luis in her father's office, why is Esperanza unhappy to see Tio Luis wearing Papa's belt buckle?

9. What disappointment does MIguel face on his first day at the camp in California?

10. How does Esperanza'a reaction to her fellow travelers on the family trip from Mexico to California compare or contrast to her mother's reaction to them?

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