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Who killed Esperanza's Papa? (The story told to Esperanza)
Who takes over Papa's land when he dies?
Tio Luis and Tio Marco
Where do Esperanza and Mama flee to?
California
Who wanted to marry Mama?
Tio Luis
Who is Esperanza's best friend?
Miguel
Who helps Esperanza learn how to take care of babies?
Isabel
Who wanted to be Queen of the May, but lost because she was Mexican?
Isabel
Who did Esperanza hide from the immigration officials?
Marta
Who was in the hospital with Valley Fever?
Mama
Who was left in Mexico because she was injured in the fire?
Abuelita
Esperanza saves up money to bring who to California?
Abuelita
What does Esperanza take with her to California in her valise?
Her doll
Who is on the other side of the river from Esperanza?
Miguel
What do Miguel and Alfonso bring from Mexico to surprise Esperanza?
Roses from Papa's garden
Carmen, the woman from the train, gave Mama two ____________.
Chickens
Who was rude to Esperanza on the truck ride to the migrant camp?
Marta
What does Esperanza feed to the babies that made them sick?
Plums
What did Esperanza have to do to the platform that she had never done before?
Sweep it
What does Esperanza throw at the wall in frustration after Miguel loses his job?
Tortilla
Where is Esperanza from?
Mexico
At the end, Esperanza is having a birthday. How do farm workers measure the passage of time?
In fruit and vegetable seasons
One day, Abuelita sees an injured bird take flight and fly. What is this a sign of?
Whatever was wrong was better.
Which of these is NOT a reason why Mama becomes depressed: Esperanza must go to work, Papa dies, she misses her mother, or her house burns down?
Esperanza must go to work
Which DOESN'T Abuelita's blanket of zig zag rows represent: life has its ups and downs, warmth and wellness for Isabel, Esperanza should not be afraid to start over, or Esperanza's memories of her grandmother?
Warmth and wellness for Isabel
Why did the sky look so strange one afternoon in California?
A dust storm was coming
Which is NOT used as a metaphor in the story: zig-zagging blanket, roses and thorns, a big river, or a valise carrying a doll?
A valise carrying a doll
Which character does Esperanza dislike when she first arrives in California?
Marta
Which of the following is NOT something Esperanza has to learn in her new home: how to sweep, how to change a diaper, how to make a yarn doll, or how to cook?
How to make a yarn doll
What fruit did Esperanza, Mama, and Hortensia hide under in the wagon on the way to the US?
Guavas
What is a phoenix?
A mythical bird that comes back to life out of its ashes
What is in the package Miguel and Alfonso carry on the train?
Roses from Papa's garden
After the fire, why does Mama tell Tio Luis she will marry him?
She wants him to think that he has won so she can run away.
How did Esperanza, Mama, and Abuelita know that Tio Luis had arranged the fire?
He told Mama she would regret her decision not to marry him.
Why does Tio Luis want Mama to marry him?
He wants Mama's influence and respect in the community.
Why didn't Esperanza and Mama stay in the house after Papa's death?
The house burned down
When was Papa ambushed by bandits and murdered?
On the day before Esperanza's birthday
When it starts, what is the setting of the novel? (time and place)
Aguascalientes, Mexico (El Rancho de las Rosas) in 1930
In the beginning of the novel, what do Papa and Esperanza listen to the heartbeat of?
The land