Esperanza Rising Asparagus

What risk did Esperanza take?

• Esperanza helped Miguel hide from immigration and gave her a way to escape.

• Esperanza helped Hortensia hide from immigration and gave her a way to escape.

• Esperanza helped Marta hide from immigration and gave her a way to escape.

• Esperanza helped Isabel hide from immigration and gave her a way to escape.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

1. Why is asparagus important in this chapter?

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

While packing asparagus, Esperanza was used to hearing the chanting of the strikers.  Then, it all of a sudden, the chanting stopped. Why?

• Their shift was over and everyone went home.

• Immigration officials came and did a sweep.

• The guards fired on them.

• The owners finally paid them the wages they deserved.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

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

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

How did Esperanza help Marta during an immigration sweep?

• She gave her an apron and asparagus to look like a worker.

• She hid Marta in the back of the truck.

• She let Marta borrow her immigration papers.

• She hid Marta in her cabin while others were outside working.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the name of the chapter in Esperanza Rising that focuses on asparagus?

• Chapter 7

• Chapter 5

• Chapter 10

• Chapter 12

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Why is asparagus important in this chapter?

• It symbolizes wealth and prosperity.

• It represents the struggles of migrant workers.

• It is Esperanza's favorite vegetable.

• It is the main crop they are harvesting.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What does the asparagus symbolize in 'Esperanza Rising'?

• Hope and renewal

• Wealth and prosperity

• Struggle and hardship

• Family and unity

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

How does Esperanza feel about working with asparagus?

• She enjoys it because it reminds her of home.

• She dislikes it because it is difficult and smelly.

• She is indifferent to it.

• She loves it because it pays well.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What literary device is used when describing the asparagus fields in 'Esperanza Rising'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3