Esperanza Rising Opening

The author uses personification in this line, “The whole valley breathes and lives,” to impact _____________?

• How important the land means to Papa

• to confuse the audience about how papa feels towards the land

• to make the audience believe the father is silly

Which two characters does the author introduce in the presequel of the novel?

• Mama and Esperaza

• Papa and Esperaza

• Abuelita and Esperanza

When the audience first meets Eperanza, the reader can best describe her as which of the following?

• She is shy ten year girl who does not like her life on the ranch.

• She is a very happy six year old girl who loves her father and life on the ranch.

• We have not read enough to descrive her.

What is the main setting of the novel?

• Aguascalientes, Mexico

• Los Angles, California

• Cancun, Mexica

When the audience first meets Esperanza, the time period is what year?

• 1966

• 1924

• 1919

The definition of a proverb is which of the following?

• a short saying that is widely used to express an obvious truth.

• a literary device that an author uses in literaure that give non-human objects human qualities.

• a metaphor