Esperanza Rising Comprehension Uvas - Higos

Papa tells Esperanza to lie on the Earth in order to hear

• the Earth's heartbeat

• the song of the bees

• the sound of the grapes

Esperanza's family lives at

• El Rancho de las Rosas

• El Rancho de la Trinidad

• El Rancho de los Burros

• El Rancho de las Cucarachas

Esperanza's housekeeper is named

• Hortensia

• Miguel

• Bob

• Stuart

Even though it is 2 years away, Esperanza is already excited for

• her Quincinera

• the next Star Wars movie

• the next grape harvest

• Miguel's sixteenth birthday

Esperanza tells Miguel that they are separated by a ___________ that can never be crossed.

• bridge

• river

• desert

• waterfall

True or False - Hortensia is Miguel's grandmother

• True

• False

Esperanza pricking her finger on the rose thorn is an example of

• foreshadowing

• careless gardening

• ignorance

• sleepiness

Who is the most respected and admired person in Esperanza's family?

• Papa

• Miguel

• Esperanza

• Abuelita

What object do the Tios find that belongs to Papa?

• his engraved belt buckle

• his iPod

• his hat

• a bouquet of roses

The ranch where Esperanza's family lives harvests ___________

• pears

• papayas

• figs

• grapes