Esperanza Rising Chapter 4

Why does Mama scold Esperanza on the train?

• for being so disrespectful to a little girl who wanted to play with her doll

• for being disrespectful to everyone on the second-class compartment on the train

• for yelling at her mother

• for losing her doll her father gave her

What does Carmen give mama when she gets off the train?

• two chickens

• table coverings

• two eggs

• clothes

How will Esperanza get all the way to California?

• plane

• bus

• train

• wagon

How do the women leave town?

• They hide at the bottom of a wagon covered with guavas

• They run away in the middle of the night

• They don't leave. They stay in town.

• They take a train

What was Miguel's reward from Papa for protecting Esperanza?

• train ride

• money

• toys

• candy

What job does Miguel want to do in California?

• Field worker

• Grape picker

• Railroad worker

• Servant

Which sentence shows that Esperanza does not understand their current situation (that they are now poor)?

• "They took almost all of the silver, but Papa and I only cared that all of you were safe." (63)

• "'Mama," whispered Esperanza, taking on a tone she had heard Mama use many times. "Do you think it is wise to tell a peasant our personal business?" (77)

• "Senora, why do you travel with the hens?" asked Mama" (76)

• "But it is not easy to get a job in Mexico" (74).

Why do Esperanza and her family have to take the wagon to Zacatecas to catch the train instead of leaving from Aguascalientes?

• Because the uncles have spies and will be watching

• Because the train only leaves from Zacatecas

• Because they can ride in the rich car there

• Because then Abuelita can come

How does Hortensia calm Esperanza down in the wagon?

• She holds her

• She sings her a song

• She lets her sit on top of the wagon

• She tells her a story about the thieves and how Miguel let the rat go

What do Miguel and Alfonso keep doing at every train stop?

• Getting off to see if the uncles are watching

• Getting off with a package and adding water to it

• Getting off to bring food back to everyone

• Nothing, they stay on the train to keep everyone safe