Esperanza Rising: Chapters 13+14

Why does Isabel desire to be the Queen or May? (short answer)

Answer explanation

Isabel explains that she wants to be a queen, like Esperanza.

Why was Isabel not chosen to be the Queen of May?

• She did not have good grades
• She was Mexican
• She was disrespectful to the teacher
• She did not want to be Queen of May

What did Esperanza throw against the wall when she heard about Miguel losing his job?

• Asaparagus
• Beans
• Tortilla dough
• Peaches

Where did Miguel tell his mother that he was going?

• Mexico
• Kansas
• Aguascalientes
• Northern California

Why did Esperanza give Isabel the doll from Papa?

• It was Isabel's birthday gift from Esperanza.

• Esperanza didn't like the doll anymore.

• Isabel was upset that she was not named Queen of May.

• Isabel lost her doll.

What news did the doctor tell Esperanza? (short answer)

Answer explanation

Mama's condition had improved an she could return home.

How long have Esperanza and Mama been away from Abuelita?

• One month
• Six months
• Almost a year
• Two days

Why was Esperanza angry with Miguel at the beginning of the chapter?

• He told her that she still thought she was a queen
• She thought he had taken her money orders
• He quit his job at the railroad
• She wanted him to help her sweep the platform

Why did Alfonso come to get Esperanza from the shed?

• Miguel had told them to meet him at the bus station
• Mama had a relapse
• The babies were sick
• Marta was deported

What does Esperanza think when she first sees who leaves the bus with Miguel? (short answer)

Answer explanation

Esperanza believes that she sees a ghost of her Abuelita.