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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom is Louie friends with?

2. Who crumples like a coat and cries?

3. What is the main topic of the first vignette?

4. What is the “little one’s” name?

5. Louie is the oldest of ___________?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Esperanza afraid of at the end of this vignette?

2. Why does Esperanza’s mama get sick?

3. Why do Nenny and Esperanza think that the house they see looks like Mexico?

4. How does Esperanza feel when the nun is inquiring where she lives?

5. Why does she take a rice sandwich to school?

6. Who encourages her to get a job?

7. What does Esperanza get in this chapter that she’s been wanting?

8. Why is Esperanza embarrassed by Nenny wanting to buy the music box?

9. Why does Esperanza thinks that she is speaking with authority?

10. Why does Esperanza feel like a balloon tied to an anchor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many of the vignettes, Esperanza is spoken down to or mistreated because of how poor her family is and her Hispanic ethnicity. How does she respond to the condescension? Does she understand it is happening? If so, what actions of her are indicative of this?

Essay Topic 2

Womanhood

a. What are the stereotypes of women in Esperanza’s culture?

b. What strong female characters does Esperanza look up to?

Essay Topic 3

Esperanza is dissatisfied with her life, or at least her living situation. Why is she dissatisfied? What does she want? And, will she or won’t she most likely succeed?

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