5th Grade 1st 9 Weeks Study Quiz

Which of the following is NOT true about Abuelita?

• She is often pessimistic.

• She gets left behind in Mexico.

• She loves to crochet.

• She tells Mama to not be afraid to start over.

Choose the answer that best describes Esperanza’s feelings towards Tio Luis.

• She doesn’t have an opinion of Tio Luis

• She is very friendly with Tio Luis.

• She feels resentment towards Tio Luis.

• Tio Luis is like a second father to Esperanza

Choose the best word to describe Miguel.

• amusing

• powerful

• high-tempered

• kind

Which of the following does NOT occur in chapters 1-5 of Esperanza?

• Mama marries Tio Luis.

• Papa passes away.

• Esperanza get on a train to California.

• Abuelita gets left behind in Mexico.

How does Esperanza describe the divide between her and Miguel?

• It is a fire.

• It is a mountain.

• It is a river.

• It is a phoenix.

Choose the best words to describe how Esperanza feels on the train ride to America.

• Compassionate and understanding

• Confused and irritable

• relieved and excited

• raging and unable to calm down

Which three adjectives best describe Esperanza?

• judgmental, stubborn, and entitled

• happy, kind, and loving

• empathetic, understanding, and sweet

• helpful, pretty, and hard working

How was Papa killed?

• bandits

• heart attack

• He fell off a horse.

• Tio Luis and Tio Marco

What does the word vacant mean?

• cozy

• available

• full

• unavailable

What type of text structure tells the similarities and differences between two things?

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• chronological

• comparison