Esperanza Rising Quiz: Ch. 5 (Los Melones)

Who meets Esperanza and the other travelers at the train station in California?

• Abuelita

• Tío Luis and Tío Marco

• Immigration officials

• Juan, Josefina, Isabel, and the twins

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What does Esperanza think the first time she sees Isabel?

• She thinks Isabel looks like the doll her father gave her.

• She thinks Isabel is a very interesting character, and she wants to have a chance to talk with her about her travels.

• She thinks Isabel is a whining crybaby.

• She thinks she and Isabel will become best friends.

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Why does Esperanza become upset when the family stops for lunch on their way to the camp?

• She misses her father.

• Mama becomes angry with Esperanza because of her bad attitude.

• Esperanza becomes upset because she can't hear the heartbeat of the valley.

• Esperanza and Miguel get into an argument.

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What is Isabel most looking forward to now that she lives at the new camp in Arvin?

• She is looking forward to going to school for the first time.

• She is looking forward to being able to work in the sheds with her mother.

• She is looking forward to having a toilet in the cabin.

• She is looking forward to making new friends.

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Who is Marta?

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

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

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

• Marta is Esperanza's grandmother.

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According to Marta, why don't the field owners mix workers of different ethnic groups?

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

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

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

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