Esperanza Rising, Las Guayabas (Guavas)

Multiple Choice

How do Esperanza and Mama escape?

• They run until they catch a cab

• They are smuggled under a load of fruit

• They sneak onto a train

• We never really find out

Multiple Choice

What gift did Carmen present to Mama before she got off the train?

• A. A quilt

• B. Two puppies

• C. A Bible

• D. Two Chickens

Multiple Choice

Where did Miguel say he was going to work when he got to California?

• At the 7/11 store

• For the railroad

• In the papa's fields

• On the wagon that helped them escape

Multiple Choice

What does Mama give the poor girl on the train before she got off it?

• Food

• A kitten

• Money

• A yarn doll

Multiple Choice

Bonus Question 1. Who is Marta? Worth 2 points.

• Marta is a girl about Miguel's age who lives in a camp where they pick cotton.

• Marta is a young girl Esperanza meets on the train.

• Marta is the name of the doll Esperanza got from her father.

• Marta is Esperanza's grandmother.

Multiple Choice

Bonus Question 2. According to Marta, why don't the field owners mix workers of different ethnic groups? Worth 2 points.

• Marta doesn't know why the owners keep the workers from mixing.

• Marta claims the owners think the workers are more efficient when they are with other people from the same culture who speak the same language.

• Marta claims that the owners don't want the workers banding together for higher wages or better housing.

• Marta claims the owners are racist and don't want the Mexicans mixing with any other races.