Esperanza Rising: Chapters 8-11 Quiz

What did Miguel and Alfonso make for Esperanza and her Mama?

• A new bedroom for the two of them.

• A shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe with their Papa’s roses from home.

• A shower for them to use.

What was Marta talking about while holding up the kitten?

• She was asking who the cat belongs to.

• A strike for higher wages and better housing.

• Everyone should have fun and not worry about their problems.

What are some things that Esperanza will pray for while she is at church?

• Light a candle for Papa’s memory / That Abuelita will get well soon

• For presents on Christmas

• That she can go back to Mexico

How did Pepe and Lupe get sick?

• Esperanza fed them raw plums.

• Esperanza fed them raw avocados.

• Esperanza never changed their diapers.

What did Esperanza give Pepe and Lupe to feel better?

• a bath.

• rice water.

• a blanket.

Why does Esperanza not want to strike?

• She believes their housing and wages are okay.

• She scared to get hurt during the protest.

• They need money, to bring Abuelita over, and a roof over their head.

Why did the strike not happen?

• The strikers were repatriated.

• Their bosses decided to give them their demands.

• The dust storm ruined the fields. So the farmers can’t work.

How does Mama get Valley Fever?

• Disease of the lungs caused by dust spores from the dust storm.

• She is allergic to the food she takes from the farm.

• Someone coughed on her and gave her the disease.

What activity does Esperanza do while taking care of Mama?

• She reads a book

• crocheting / knitting a blanket for Mama

• She practices her English.

Why is Mama having a hard time getting better?

• depressed from losing her husband, home, money, and Abuelita

• She is not taking her medicine

• She keeps getting up to walk around