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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. On the night of this meeting about Papa's will, Mama, Abuelita, Alfonso and Hortensia meet to discuss something. What do they discuss?
(a) Whether or not the income from the grapes is enough to support the house.
(b) Esperanza and Miguel's future together.
(c) Starting a winery.
(d) Esperanza's education.

2. Who made the first cut at harvest time?
(a) Papa.
(b) Mama.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Esperanza.

3. What is Esperanza feeling about speaking English?
(a) She thinks she could learn English someday.
(b) She thinks it sounds difficult to learn.
(c) She thinks Marta is showing off.
(d) It makes her homesick for her English-speaking classmates.

4. On the wagon ride to the train station, why is Esperanza not permitted to ride with Miguel as she wants to?
(a) Because she has behaved like a spoiled child.
(b) Beause she is frail.
(c) Because there is no room.
(d) Because women travelling at night is not deemed safe.

5. In another recollection in Chapter 4, what was it that Papa rewarded Miguel's courage with?
(a) A train ride.
(b) A horse.
(c) Money.
(d) A belt buckle.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Esperanza wakes up on the morning of her birthday, what word accurately describes her how she feels?

2. Who is Alfonso?

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

4. When Chapter 3 begins, Esperanza is dreaming. What in her dream is trying to wake her?

5. Who is the first person to arrive at Esperanza's on the morning of her birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miguel show his allegiance to his family in the midst of the fire?

2. When all are planning to work in California, Esperanza says she will work, and everyone laughs. What tone did the author intend for this laugh?

3. Every chapter is named after a fruit, and that fruit has a role in the action of the chapter. This chapter is "The Guavas." What role do the guavas play in the action of Chapter 4?

4. Esperanza meets Marta, a girl they pick up in the truck, who is friendly with Isabel. How is Marta's reaction to Esperanza different from the treatment she had from Isabel?

5. How does Papa impart his love of the land to Esperanza?

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

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

8. In what way is the character of Tio Luis a stock character, in this case, the villain?

9. What has Papa said about Tio Luis and Tio Marco that suggest that they are not men he admires?

10. 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?

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