Esperanza Rising

Character Choice: Who is Esperanza's grandmother?

• Ramona

• Hortensia

• Isabel

• Abuelita

What is the conflict, or essence, of the novel Esperanza Rising?

• Esperanza must learn how to survive and live in her new life.

• Marta is a mean girl.

Plot Diagram: Papa is killed by bandits and Esperanza’s uncles force her mother and her out of Mexico or into marriage by burning the ranch down. They flee and immigrate to America. They live in poverty where Esperanza must learn to rely on herself. Mama becomes very ill. There is an immigration sweep to remove the workers who are striking. Miguel steals her money orders from her valise and disappears.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Character Choice: Who is the leader of the striking workers and looks down on Esperanza as spoiled?

• Carmen

• Ramona

• Marta

• Hortensia

What were the secret packages that Miguel and Alfonso carried from Mexico?

• a porcelain doll

• Flowers that Miguel wants to give to Marta

• a frog

• Rose cuttings from Papa's rose bushes

Toward the end of the chapter, ​ (a)   warns Esperanza and ​ (b)   that ​ (c)   are ​ (d)   and are going to ​ shut everything down ​ (e)  

• Marta

• Miguel

• the strikers

• organized

• soon.

• tomorrow

• Mama

• unorganized

What does Tio Luis ask Mama to do?

• Take Esperanza on a vacation to cheer her up

• Throw Esperanza a birthday party

• Be his wife

• Cook him a fancy dinner

What emberassed Esperanza in this chapter?

• She was waiting for Hortensia to give her a shower

• She was waiting to dance with Miguel

• Marta made fun of her

• Marta danced with Miguel

Toward the end of the chapter, ​ (a)   warns Esperanza and ​ (b)   that ​ (c)   are ​ (d)   and are going to ​ shut everything down ​ (e)   .

• Marta

• Miguel

• the strikers

• organized

• soon

• tomorrow

• Mama

• unorganized

What did Esperanza tell Miguel that made him so upset?

• She did not love him

• She was going back to Mexico

• He was still a peasant

• Her father had dided