Esperanza Rising

Character Choice: Who is the president of the bank who threatens both Esperanza and her mother?

• Tio Luis

• Alfonso

• Miguel

• Sixto Ortega

Plot Diagram: Miguel brings Abuelita to California. This is significant because it proves to Esperanza that everything will be alright in California and in her new life. When Abuelita comes to California, Tío Luis and Tío Marco no longer have any power over Esperanza’’s family.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Plot Diagram: Esperanza is 12 years old, her parents are Ramona and Sixto Ortega, her grandmother is Abuelita. Esperanza's father is a wealthy rancher and landowner in Aguascalientes, Mexico in 1930.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

What genre is Esperanza Rising?

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

• nonfiction

What is a strike as used in Esperanza Rising?

• a term used in bowling

• a stoppage of work due to unfair conditions

• when someone hits another person

• the opposite of an "O" in tic, tac, toe.

What is the advice that Esperanza gives Isabel at the end of the story?

• Chin up butter cup

• Keep your head high cutie pie

• Don't ever be afraid to start over

• You're never to young to work hard

Esperanza is Spanish for what English word?

• Rising

• Hope

• Love

• Rose

Where is Esperanza from?

• Aguascalientes, Mexico

• Los Angeles, California

• Cancun, Mexico

• Bakersfield, California

Which of the following words does NOT describe Esperanza in the beginning of the story?

• generous

• wealthy

• privileged

• snobby

How did Esperanza and her family escape?

• plane

• car

• boat

• wagon