Esperanza Rising Chapters 1 & 2

Describe Abuelita's personality.

• Caring, helpful, dignified.
• Silly, shy, dirty.
• Happy, sad, careful.
• Friendly, messy, goofy.

What is the setting for the story?

• The city of Oaxaca, Mexico 1950
• Aguascalientes, Mexico 1924
• Tucson, Arizona 1934
• Mexico City, Mexico 1924

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How does Esperanza celebrate her birthday each year?

• She eats cake and ice cream.
• She goes to the city to buy a present.
• She eats papayas.
• She is serenaded by Papa and the others on the ranch with "Las Mananitas".

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How is Papá different than Tío Marco and Tío Luis?

• Papá is kind and Tío Marco and Tío Luis are serious and gloomy.
• Papá is smarter than the other two.
• Papá does not take care of his family.
• Papá was never married and Tío Marco and Tío Luis are.

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What metaphor does Esperanza use for her relationship with Miguel?

• Mi reina.
• I love you like a mom loves her baby.
• My love for you runs deep like a river that can never be crossed.
• I love you to the moon and back.

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Who said, "Do not be afraid to start over"?

• Hortensia
• Papa
• Abuelita
• Esperanza

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Where is Hortensia from?

• Chiapas, Mexico
• Michoacan, Mexico
• Metapan, El Salvador
• Oaxaca, Mexico

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What are the problems between the landowners and the campesinos?

• The landowners are rich and the campesinos are poor.
• The landowners are nice and the campesinos are mean.
• The landowners are poor and the campesinos are rich.
• The landowners are rich and the campesinos are rich.

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What war ended in 1920?

• The Great Depression
• The Mexican Revolution
• World War I
• The Mexican-American War

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Who are the important people in Esperanza's life?

• Mama, Papa & Miguel
• Mama, Papa, & Abuelita
• Mama, Papa, Abuelita, & Hortensia
• Mama, Papa, Abuelita, Hortensia, Alfonso, & Miguel

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