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- 1. Multiple Choice
Does Esperanza have a positive opinion of the Vargas children?
yes
no
it's complicated
- 2. Multiple Choice
Does Esperanza feel any sympathy for Rosa Vargas?
yes
no
it's complicated
- 3. Multiple Choice
Does Esperanza think that the community holds responsibility for other people?
yes
no
it's complicated
- 4. Open Ended
What does Alicia's father see as the role of women?
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does Esperanza admire about Alicia? Check all that apply.
She's smart
She's domesticated
She's driven
She's making her future happen
- 6. Multiple Choice
For Esperanza what might the sky symbolize? Check all that apply.
a feeling of deep sadness
a place of peace and security
the potential for beauty
a world of hope and possibilities
- 7. Poll
Vote on why you think "And Some More" is written unconventionally and the dialogue doesn't have quotation marks around it.
It is poetic
It helps the writing flow better
Cisneros is unconcerned with convention
it mimics real speech more closely
- 8. Fill in the Blank
"Them are dangerous, he says. You girls are too young to wearing ________ like that". What word is missing from this quote from "The Family of Little Feet".
- 9. Multiple Choice
Check off the reasons Esperanza uses to try and convince her mom to let her take a packed lunch to school:
she'll make her own lunch
There will be fewer dishes for her mother to wash
It will save the money
Seeing her less will make her mother love her more
- 10. Multiple Choice
Of the themes that have been presented in the novel so far, which is most prevalent in "Rice Sandwiches"?
Home, Family, & community
Social Class
Identity & Maturity
Foreignness & Culture
Women & Girls
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