Esperanza Rising CH 13, prt 1

Why is Isabel praying every night at the grotto?

• She's hoping to be the Queen of May at her school

• She is hoping that the boy who she likes will ask her out

• She is praying that Marta and her family are somewhere safe

• She is praying that Esperanza's mama get better soon

What type of figurative language is: "Oh Esperanza, I want to be la reina, like you."

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

The Queen of May is usually a girl with ​ (a)   hair and ​ (b)   eyes.

• blonde
• blue
• black
• green
• brown
• red

What type of figurative language is: "The asparagus plants were as unrelenting as Isabel's desire to be queen."

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

How does the new camp for the people from Oklahoma compare to the Mexican camp?

Select ALL that apply.

• They have inside toilets, whereas the Mexican camp has shared bathrooms.

• The new camp has hot water, but the Mexican camp doesn't always.

• They will have a swimming pool, however the Mexican camp does not.

• They will have a tennis court, on the other hand the Mexican camp has a dance floor

Why can the Mexican's only swim in the pool on Friday afternoons?

• That is when the camp owners will be able to have a lifeguard on duty

• They have to take turns with the people from Oklahoma

• No one else wants to swim on Friday afternoon

• They clean the pool on Saturday morning

Reorder the following

• Miguel had a job working on the train motor

• Men from Oklahoma showed up and said they would work for less

• The boss said he didn't need Miguel

• Miguel chose to stay and dig ditches

• The men from Oklahoma will be trained to work on the motors

What type of figurative language is: "Esperanza's eyes were on fire."

• Cliche

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

What type of figurative language is: "She imagined she was falling, the wind whooshing past her."

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

What type of figurative language is: "My life is like the zigzag in the blanket on Mama's bed."

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Simile