Esperanza/Vocabulary Comprehension quiz 5

What evidence reveals that Esperanza did good work in the shed cutting potatoes for planting?

• She gets paid a lot of money.

• She keeps getting more jobs.

• She gets extra time off of work.

• The boss tells Hortensia she did really good work.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Why is Esperanza told that she may not visit her mother in the hospital for one month?

• She keep disturbing her mom so they do not want her there.

• Her mom asks her not to come for a month.

• Her mom has pneumonia and needs to be careful who visits.

• The doctor does not like Esperanza and doesn't want her to visit her mom.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why doesn’t Miguel shop for groceries at the store closest to camp?

• He likes to drive so they go farther away.

• He wanted to spend more time with Esperanza.

• The shops closer do not treat Mexican people kindly but the ones farther away do.

• There are no shops closer to them. They have to shop farther away.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why are Marta and her mother living in conditions worse than those at Esperanza’s camp?

• Marta, her mother, and friends destroyed the camp so the farmers would be angry.

• Marta and her mother live in the only place that will allow them to because they are strikers.

• They do it because it is the only place they can afford.

• They like to live that way because it is cheap.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

How does Esperanza help a starving family?

• She gives them all of her money.

• She gives them a hat full of beans.

• She tells them where to get a job.

• She shows them where they can get some food.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

Why does the strike become a time of opportunity for Miguel?

• It allows him to work in many different jobs to make money.

• It gives him a chance to work on the train like he has wanted to do.

• It gives him time to think about striking too.

• It gives him a chance to get back at Marta.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

How does the strike present Esperanza with a difficult conflict?

• Esperanza understands the workers reasons, but she needs to work to help make money.

• Esperanza doesn't understand the workers and wants a job.

• Esperanza wants to strike to but doesn't want to make Miguel mad.

• Esperanza doesn't like the strikers and wants to hurt them.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why does Miguel disagree with his father and insist that “things will get worse” for the workers?

• He thinks that more people from other areas will come in and work for less so the striker will be striking for no reason.

• He thinks that people will forget about the strikers.

• He thinks that the farmers will begin to retaliate against the workers and start hurting them.

• He thinks that the strikers will get everyone in trouble.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What tactic does the government use to stop the strike?

• The government makes the strikers pay fines for striking.

• The government makes the farmers raise their wages.

• The government arrests the strikers and deports them.

• The government chases the workers off and tells them not to come back.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How does Esperanza help Marta?

• Esperanza helps Marta by giving her food and money.

• Esperanza helps Marta find a job.

• Esperanza helps Marta by striking with her.

• Esperanza helps Marta by keeping her hidden from the government immigration people.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2