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Esperanza Rising Chapter 1 & 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A good title for Chapter 1 could be ---

a)

The Caterpillar

b)

The Harvest

c)

Understanding the Heart Beat

d)

Teaching Esperanza to Love the Land

2.

Chapter 1 is told from which point of view?

a)

1st through Papa

b)

1st through Esperanza

c)

3rd through Papa

d)

3rd through Esperanza

3.

What can be inferred from Papa wanting Esperanza to lie on the ground?

a)

Papa wants to hear his heart beat

b)

Papa is determining if the fruit is ripe.

c)

Papa likes the feel of the earth

d)

Papa wants Esperanza to love the land the same way he does

4.

Th setting is important to the story because --

a)

Papa shares his love for the land with his daughter

b)

The harvest is soon.

c)

Papa and Esperanza can walk in the vineyard.

d)

The earth is talking.

5.

And then she felt it. Softly at first. A gentle thumping. Then stronger. A resounding thud, thud, thud against her body. She could hear it, too. The beat rushing in her ears. Shoomp, shoomp, shoomp. Which words represent Onomotopoeia?

a)

softly at first

b)

stronger

c)

thud, thud, thud

d)

shoomp, shoomp, shoomp

6.

Which word best describes Papa's relationship with his daughter in Chapter 1?

a)

playful

b)

amused

c)

teaching

d)

serious

7.

Which genre is Esperanza Rising?

a)

drama

b)

historical fiction

c)

adventure

d)

western

8.

What year is the story taking place?

a)

1924-1930

b)

1920

c)

1930

d)

1984

9.

"It gives us the grapes and then they welcome us." He gently touched a wild tendril that reached into the row, as if it had been waiting to shake his hand. Which type of figurative language does this line contain?

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

repetition

d)

similie

10.

Which three words best summarize Chapter 2?

a)

superstition, grapes, birthday

b)

Papa, Miguel, Alfonso

c)

thorn, wait, despair

d)

roses, crochet, uncles

11.

Based on the events of the story, which most likely happened?

a)

Papa took a fall and was injured while working

b)

Bandits who were angry at the large landowners fought with Sixto

c)

Tio Luis and Tio Marco hurt Papa

d)

Papa was hurt, but he will be fine

12.

Much of Chapter 2----

a)

provided descriptions for what the land and ranch were like

b)

was used for character development

c)

gave the reader a look at what daily life was like for the Ortega family

d)

provided background information such as character connections

13.

It had taken every day of three weeks to put the harvest to bed and now everyone anticipated the celebration. What type of figurative language is used?

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

similie

d)

metaphor

14.

Which word best describes Ramona in Chapter 2?

a)

anxious

b)

bossy

c)

logical

d)

grouchy

15.

Big pearls of blood pulsed from the tip of her thumb and she automatically thought "bad luck". This is an example of which literary device?

a)

flashback

b)

foreshadowing

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia