Esperanza Rising Check-In

Which of the following things could get someone sent back to Mexico?

• Having false documents

• Having a job waiting for you in the US

• Being from Aguascalientes

• Waiting patiently in immigration

Why did Esperanza get anxious at the train station

• She was afraid of trains

• There were no bathrooms on the train

• She wasn't anxious

• They almost left without Alfonso and Miguel

How did Esperanza arrive in LA?

• By boat

• By train

• On foot

• In a horse drawn carriage

Why did Mama tell the immigration officer they were coming to the US?

• Family

• Education

• Work

• Visiting

When did Esperanza say she will go back to school?

• When Abuelita comes

• When the school year starts

• When Miguel goes back

• She is done with schooling

Esperanza’s father told Esperanza that if she lays on the ground by the land and stayed still and quiet she could hear what?

• The birds

• Her family

• The sky

• The heartbeat of the valley

Who gets into the truck along the road and immediately insults Esperanza?

• Martha

• Marta

• Maria

• Margot

What is Alfonso’s brother's name ?

• Alonso

• Juan

• Jose

• Josefina

In what city do they first arrive when they are in the U.S?

• San Francisco

• Sacramento

• San Diego

• Los Angeles

What animals were there in the truck bed?

• Two red hens

• two mice

• two rats

• two hedgehogs