Esperanza Rising Ch. 1-6

Why were Esperanza and Papa lying on the ground at the beginning of the novel?

• listening to fruit fall at the beginning of harvest

• taking a nap

• looking at different shapes in the clouds

• trying to feel the earth's heart beat

What superstitious event happened that made Esperanza worried?

• Papa was late getting home

• she dropped a pan of water

• she pricked her finger on a rose thorn

• she broke an egg

What did Papa always give Esperanza on her birthday?

• a porcelain doll

• a beautiful dress

• a camisole

• a yarn doll

Who inherited the land after Papa died?

• Tio Marco

• Tio Luis

• Mama

• Esperanza

What did Esperanza tell Miguel about their relationship?

• She would marry him someday.

• Metaphorically, a river ran between them.

• She was embarrassed to be seen with him.

• She didn't want to be his friend anymore.

"Abuelita" is Spanish for "grandmother"

• True

• False

Mama was grateful for Tio Luis's proposal.

• true

• false

Abuelita was killed in the house fire.

• true

• false

Mama decides to join Hortensia and Alfonso on their move to California.

• true

• false

How did Esperanza and her mother escape the ranch?

• they rode at the front of a large wagon

• they lied down on a secret floor in the back of a wagon

• they took a train into town

• they stole horse to escape