3. What does Marin do when her aunt goes to sleep?
(a) Drinks tequila.
(b) She stands under the streetlights smoking and listening to the radio.
(c) She sews baby clothing.
(d) She cooks and makes lunches for all of the kids the following day.

4. Who wouldn’t marry, at first?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her great-grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

5. Why does Esperanza believe Rosa Vargas is so upset?
(a) She's tired.
(b) She’s overweight.
(c) Her husband left her with a whole bunch of kids and no money.
(d) She doesn’t like her children because they are rude.

6. From where have the two girls just moved?
(a) Texas.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Florida.

7. Who is standing at the front door holding boxes and bags of new clothes?
(a) Aunt Lupe.
(b) Esperanza’s papa.
(c) Uncle Nacho.
(d) Esperanza’s Mama.

8. How many days does it take Esperanza to convince her mother to allow her to eat in the canteen?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

9. In Spanish what does she feel like her name means?
(a) “It means shame.”
(b) “It means hope.”
(c) “It means luck and prosperity.”
(d) “It means sadness. It means waiting.”

10. While they are talking about hips, what else are the girls doing?
(a) Jumping rope.
(b) Sitting on the front steps of Sally’s house.
(c) Walking in high-heeled shoes.
(d) Riding their bicycles.

11. Who kisses Esperanza?
(a) titus.
(b) Her boss.
(c) A little old “Oriental” man who claims it is his birthday.
(d) Gil.

12. What does Alicia inherit from her mother?
(a) Her dresses.
(b) Her rolling pin and sleepiness.
(c) Her aprons.
(d) Her hands.

13. Whose father was it?
(a) Esperanza’s.
(b) Aunt Lupe’s father.
(c) Esperanza’s father’s father.
(d) Esperanza’s mother’s father.

14. What did Carlos sell to Gil?
(a) A box of magazines.
(b) An old chair.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) His old box of toys.

15. How does it make Esperanza feel when the nun asked, “You live there?”
(a) Like “nothing.”
(b) Like she was “lucky.”
(c) "Sad."
(d) "Proud."