WorksheetsEsperanza Rising AR review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Why did the grape harvest make Esperanza happy?
It gave her an excuse to ride a horse
her family would get to go on vacation
It meant her birthday was coming
Mama would buy her new dresses with the grape money
What happened when Mama refused Tio Luis's proprosal?
No one would buy the grape harvest
Abuelita's money was stolen
Someone let all of the animals out of the barn
The house and the grapevines were burned
Mama was embarrassed on the train when Esperanza...
thought a peasant wanted to steal her valise
refused to share her water with Hortensia and Alfonso
scorned the little girl who wanted to touch her doll
spoke loudly of the riches they had left behind
Why was Marta rude to Esperanza when they met?
She loved Miguel and thought Esperanza loved him too
Her mother lost a job when Esperanza's mom hired Hortensia
Her father fought in the revolution against land owners like Papa
She was jealous of Esperanza's dresses
What surprise did Miguel and Alfonso have for Mama and Esperanza?
They made a belt buckle like Papa's
They saved their money to buy a grapevine
They brought roses from the ranch to plant in California
They created a small bathroom in the cabin
What happened the first time Esperanza took care of the babies alone?
The babies became sick from raw plums Esperanza had fed them.
Esperanza lost all of the diapers while washing them in the stream.
The babies walked out of the cabin when Esperanza fell asleep.
Esperanza forgot to give them bottles before nap time.
Mama became ill with Valley Fever after...
she bathed in a river on a cold day
she ate some peaches in a field
dust spores got in her lungs after a storm
a cold rain fell for 6 days
Esperanza wanted to find work so she could
buy better food for Mama
return to Mexico to retrieve her things
send Mama to a special doctor
bring Abuelita to Mama
How did Esperanza help Marta during an immigration sweep?
She gave Marta an apron and asparagus to make her look like a worker.
She hid Marta in the back of Alfonso's truck
She let Marta carry her immigration papers when Marta's camp was checked.
She hid Marta in her cabin while the others were working in the fields.
Why was Esperanza angry with Miguel before he returned with Abuelita?
He had taken her money orders
He had neglected the roses and they were almost dead.
He said he might go back and work for Esperanza's uncles.
He told Esperanza she was not at all like her Papa.
