Los Melones

How did Esperanza describe the immigration official at the border in Mexicali?

• slow and talkative

• friendly and curious

• angry and rude

• loud and fearful

Why were some people forced to get on a train and return to Mexico?

• They had criminal records.

• They didn't have proper paperwork.

• They didn't pay the officials enough money.

• They had some kind of illness.

Who is Isabel?

• Esperanza's friend from school

• Miguel's cousin

• Marta's sister

• Mama's aunt

Isabel says their new camp is better than the old one because....

• They don't have to live in a tent.

• There is a school.

• They have running water and electricity.

• All of the above.

How does Esperanza try to reach out to her father?

• She tells Josefina about his rose garden.

• She draws a picture of him.

• She plants a tree in his honor.

• She tries to hear the earth's heartbeat.

What does it mean when people are born "with a silver spoon in their mouths?"

• They can't afford gold.

• They are always hungry.

• They were born rich.

• They are very independent.

What does Esperanza learn about the different migrant camps?

• They don't allow "Okies" to work at the camps.

• Men and women are forced to live in different areas.

• People from different countries live separately.

• People with babies have the best housing.

What happened to Marta's father in Mexico?

• He fought in the Mexican Revolution

• He worked for Tio Luis.

• His ranch burned down just like Esperanza.

• He abandoned his family to become a boxer.

Why is Marta angry?

• She wants the migrant workers to have more rights.

• She thinks Esperanza is Miguel's girlfriend.

• She hates eating melons.

• She's sick of listening to the babies cry.

Isabel tells Esperanza she will like the camp because of the fiestas. What is a fiesta?

• the name of migrant camp schools

• a new kind of cantaloupe they harvest

• a special party in the migrant camp

• the special apron they wear when they cook