Avocados Review

Avocados Review

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Multiple Choice

In the beginning of the chapter, what is Esperanza saving money for?

• To buy a ticket for Abuelita to come over

• To buy avocados

• to buy hand cream

• to buy a new dress

Close-read a line

Please interpret the passage on the next slide

Open Ended

"(Esperanza) figured that if she kept working until peaches, she would have enough for Abuelita's travel." (pp. 179-80) What does the narrator mean by "working until peaches"?

Multiple Choice

Hortensia makes a hand lotion for Esperanza's swollen, stiff hands. What does she make the lotion out of?

• warm water

• shea butter and almond oil

• aloe and glycerine

• avocado and glycerine

Open Ended

What are some of the things Esperanza misses about having Mama around?

Multiple Choice

What new disease does Mama get sick with?

• Pneumonia

• Cancer

• Dementia

• a bad flu

Open Ended

"This disease, Valley Fever, makes the body tired and susceptible to other infections" (pp. 182-183) What does the word "susceptible" mean in this sentence?

Multiple Choice

In the hospital, what does Esperanza do to make Mama feel better?

• Gives her some medicine

• Cooks a hot meal for her

• Brushes and braids her hair

• She's too overwhelmed to do anything

Multiple Choice

"...Her hair now framing her face against the white linens, like a braided halo. Like she used to wear in Aquascalientes." (p. 184) What kind of figurative language is this?

• It isn't; it's literal language

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Close-read a line

Please interpret a passage on the next slide

Open Ended

"They drove along fields of tall, feathery asparagus plants that she would soon be packing. Citrus groves displayed their leftover fruit like decorations on Christmas trees." (pg. 186) Why do you think the author describes the citrus fruits this way?

Multiple Choice

Why does Miguel drive so far to go to Mr. Yakota's store?

• Miguel likes Japanese food

• Mr. Yakota is not prejudiced against Mexicans, like some other shop owners

• Mr. Yakota has the only store that sells Mexican ingredients

• Miguel has a crush on Mr. Yakota's daughter

Multiple Choice

What does Miguel tell Esperanza about her level of education?

• She may have "book smarts", but she doesn't know about the real world

• He wishes she knew more about cars and engines

• She is just as well educated as most Americans

• She has more education than many children in America

Open Ended

Why do you think Miguel is the one to tell her this, and not another character?

Multiple Choice

Esperanza says that living away from town in the company camp had some advantages, including the school there. What was the advantage?

• There were only other Mexicans there

• Kids from different ethnic groups all went to school together

• It was easy

• The teachers were kind

Multiple Choice

What does Esperanza buy for fun at Mr. Yakota's store?

• a money order

• iced tea

• ginger candies

• a piñata

Poll

How would you describe Ada, Marta's mother?

• Kinder than Marta

• Just as rude as Marta

• Sympathetic to workers' troubles

• Humble

Open Ended

Why is Marta now unwelcome in the camp where Esperanza and Miguel are working?

Open Ended

How would you describe the strikers' farm where Marta is now working? (look at pp. 193-195)

Multiple Choice

Why is Miguel excited about the upcoming strike?

• He wants to organize for better labor conditions

• He thinks he may be able to get a job on the railroad now

• He says he in inspired by Marta's ideas

• He's firmly against the strike

Open Ended

Why is Esperanza reluctant to strike? (pp. 195-97)

Multiple Choice

What is Miguel's good news in this chapter?

• He gets a temporary job on the railroad

• He gives Esperanza the money to bring Abuelita over

• He gets married

• He gets a better job at the farm