Chapter 2: Grapes Part 2 (p.14-22)

Read the summary of "Grapes Part 1," and fill in the blanks with the correct words.

​ (a)   , a ​ (b)   young girl lives on her family's ranch, El Rancho de las Rosas, in Aguascalientes, ​ Mexico . Esperanza is participating in the ​ (c)   harvest. She is excited for her upcoming ​ (d)   birthday.

• Esperanza Ortega
• wealthy
• grape
• thirteenth

Read the passage.

Hortensia set the tray down and brought a shawl and wrapped it

protectively around Mama’s shoulders. Esperanza couldn’t remember a

time when Hortensia had not taken care of them.

Who is Hortensia?

• A friend of the family.

• The housekeeper.

• Esperanza's sister

• Esperanza's boyfriend

Who is Miguel?

• Miguel is Alfonso's nephew who lives in America.

• Esperanza's boyfriend who moved away when she was young.

• Esperanza's older brother.

• Hortensia, the housekeeper, and Alfonso, the ranch manager's son.

Read the passage.

In a moment of self-importance,

Esperanza had told all of this to Miguel. Since then, he had spoken only a

few words to her. When their paths crossed, he nodded and said politely,

“Mi reina, my queen,” but nothing more. There was no teasing or laughing

or talking about every little thing.

After telling Miguel about the river that runs between them, he calls her “Mi reina, my queen."

Why does he only refer to her as a queen?

• Esperanza hurt Miguel when she told him that she was too wealthy to marry a servant.

• Esperanza is so nice to Miguel that he believes she should be treated like a queen.

• Esperanza has feelings for Miguel, but Miguel doesn't like her because she is wealthy.

Tio Luis is Papa's oldest step brother, and he is a​ (a)  

Tio Marco is the younger step brother, and he is the​ (b)  

Even though Tio Marco is the mayor, he always listens to​ (c)  

Esperanza ​ (d)   like her uncles.

Papa said neither married because they loved ​ (e)   more.

• bank president.
• mayor.
• Tio Luis.
• does not
• does
• power and money

True or False?

Esperanza's father died the day before her birthday.

• True

• False