Module F Classroom Test

From what point of view is Esperanza Rising told from?

• It is told in first person point of view.

• It is told in third person point of view of a narrator.

• It is told in second person point of view.

• It is not told from any point of view.

How does the setting of the train ride contribute to the story in Esperanza Rising?

• The train ride is where Esperanza has an argument with Miguel and their friendship is never the same.

• The train ride is where Mama is when she first gets sick. It impacts the story because they can't flee to America.

• The train ride is where Abuelita explains the mountains and valleys to Esperanza.

• The train ride is where Esperanza choses to not let the peasant girl touch her doll; Esperanza feels guilty and she realizes she offended Miguel's family, too.

How does Esperanza Rising develop the theme that you shouldn't be afraid to start over? Select 3 answers.

• Mama told her that starting over in the United States would be easy since they had been wealthy.

• She and Mama were going to start over with Tio Luis in Papa's place.

• Abuelita undid Esperanza's crocheting of the mountains and valleys and told her that she shouldn't be afraid to start over. Then, she, Mama, and Miguel's family flee to the United States to start over.

• Miguel and Esperanza start their friendship up again when Esperanza realizes she is now also a peasant.

• Miguel believes that starting over in the United States will bring his family a better life.

What phrase from the sentences includes a simile?

When Papa was alive, everything was in order, like the dolls lined up in a row. She listened again but the heartbeat wasn't there.

• When Papa was alive

• everything was in order

• like the dolls lined up in a row

• She listened again but the heartbeat wasn't there.

Part B: What does the simile compare?

When Papa was alive, everything was in order, like the dolls lined up in a row.

• It compares life when Papa was alive to the expensive dolls. She knew what to expect out of life.

• It compares life when Papa was alive to a valley.

• It compares life when Papa was alive to the fruit on the vines.

• It compares life when Papa was alive to a pinata that was broken open.

Read the sentence below from p87.

"Juan, Josefina, Mama, and Hortensia crowded onto the front seat of the rickety truck."

What is the meaning of the word rickety?

• It means old and rundown.

• It means speedy.

• It means steady and smooth.

• It means spacious.

This question has 2 parts. First, Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Which sentence includes an example of personification?

• The aroma of oranges from a nearby grove was reassuring and familiar.

• They are poor people like us who need to feed their families.

• Then there was the matter of her own safety.

• Esperanza's mind wrestled with Miguel's words.

Part B: How does the use of personification contribute to the meaning?

• It emphasizes how Esperanza enjoys wrestling like her father used to do.

• It emphasizes the conflict Esperanza feels. A strike would help Miguel to get a railroad job, but then she wouldn't get the money she needs for Abuelita.

• It highlights that Miguel was used to wrestling with Esperanza.

• It highlights that talking to Miguel was frustrating just like when people get frustrated when they wrestle.

How does the first stanza of Mother Country, by Richard Blanco, on p.17 of Module F, develop the theme that your "mother country" is wherever you choose to live? Select ALL 3 that apply.

• It creates an image of loss; of a woman leaving Cuba for America.

  (line 2)

• It gives examples of the activities she did with her son who is the narrator of the poem.

  (lines 19-35)

• It shows that she is sad at first, "The sorrowful drone of the engines."

  (lines 12-13)

• ---It creates an image of leaving with "one foot inside a plane destined for a country she only knew as a name."

  (lines 3-5)

Which phrase includes personification in Mother Country?

• "One foot inside a plane" (line 3-4)

• "the doorknob of her house"

  (line 10)

• "one last deep breath of familiar air" (lines 13-14)

• "the palm trees wave goodbye as she steps onto the plane." (lines 15-16)