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- 1. Multiple ChoiceEsperanza is Spanish for what English word?RisingHopeLoveRose
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere is Esperanza from?Aguascalientes, MexicoLos Angeles, CaliforniaCancun, MexicoBakersfield, California
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following words does NOT describe Esperanza in the beginning of the story?generouswealthyprivilegedsnobby
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following did Tio Luis and/or Tio Marco NOT do? (Choose all answers that are correct)burned down El Rancho de las Rosasmarried Mamakilled Papawatched Abuelita
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow did Esperanza and her family escape?planecarboatwagon
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat gift did Esperanza save in the fire?her dollPapa's chaira necklaceher dress for someday
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat metaphor does Esperanza use to describe her relationship to Miguel?they stand on two different sides of the same rivierthe sound of grapes ready for harvestthe blooming of roses from ashesmountains and valleys
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Abuelita mean when she said "after many mountains and valleys we will be together?"Esperanza was going to have to sew a lotEsperanza was going to experience many highs and lowsEsperanza was going to do a lot of physical climbingEsperanza was going to move a lot
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat event shows that Esperanza's internal character has changed?When she yells at MiguelWhen she pulls the doll away from the girl on the trainWhen she gives Isabel her dollWhen she stays with the babies
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat genre is Esperanza Rising?science fictionhistorical fictionrealistic fictionnonfiction
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Marta want everyone in the camp to strike so badly?to raise awareness for the childrento get more money and better working conditionsto irritate Esperanzato help her family
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho is Hortensia?She is Mama's housekeeper.She is Miguel's mother.She is the wife of Alfonso.All of the above.
- 13. Multiple Choice"The whole valley breathes and lives", said Papa.
What example of figurative language is this?MetaphorSimilePersonificationOnomotopoeia - 14. Multiple ChoiceWhen one character is the narrator telling the story. The author uses the pronoun "I".SelfishFirst person POVThird
Third person POV - 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?Shoomp!The uncles looked like underfed billy goats.The uncles are vultures!The angry thorn stabbed Esperanza.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Marta and other migrant workers not go through with the strike?The dust storm ruined the cotton fields.The owners of the crops heard that there was going to be a strike so they brought in new workers from Oklahoma.Marta grew too ill to organize the strike.An ice storm hit the region the night before the strike.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Esperanza's only hope of having Mama get better?Abuelitanew medicinesHortensiaMiguel working more hours to make more money for Mama's stay in the hospital.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a strike as used in Esperanza Rising?a term used in bowlinga stoppage of work due to unfair conditionswhen someone hits another personthe opposite of an "O" in tic, tac, toe.
- 19. Multiple Choice"The uncles are vultures!" is an example of what kind of figurative language?hyperbolemetaphorsimilepersonification
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the advice that Esperanza gives Isabel at the end of the story?Chin up butter cupKeep your head high cutie pieDon't ever be afraid to start overYou're never to young to work hard
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