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Esperanza Rising AR review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the grape harvest make Esperanza happy?

a)

It gave her an excuse to ride a horse

b)

her family would get to go on vacation

c)

It meant her birthday was coming

d)

Mama would buy her new dresses with the grape money

2.

What happened when Mama refused Tio Luis's proprosal?

a)

No one would buy the grape harvest

b)

Abuelita's money was stolen

c)

Someone let all of the animals out of the barn

d)

The house and the grapevines were burned

3.

Mama was embarrassed on the train when Esperanza...

a)

thought a peasant wanted to steal her valise

b)

refused to share her water with Hortensia and Alfonso

c)

scorned the little girl who wanted to touch her doll

d)

spoke loudly of the riches they had left behind

4.

Why was Marta rude to Esperanza when they met?

a)

She loved Miguel and thought Esperanza loved him too

b)

Her mother lost a job when Esperanza's mom hired Hortensia

c)

Her father fought in the revolution against land owners like Papa

d)

She was jealous of Esperanza's dresses

5.

What surprise did Miguel and Alfonso have for Mama and Esperanza?

a)

They made a belt buckle like Papa's

b)

They saved their money to buy a grapevine

c)

They brought roses from the ranch to plant in California

d)

They created a small bathroom in the cabin

6.

What happened the first time Esperanza took care of the babies alone?

a)

The babies became sick from raw plums Esperanza had fed them.

b)

Esperanza lost all of the diapers while washing them in the stream.

c)

The babies walked out of the cabin when Esperanza fell asleep.

d)

Esperanza forgot to give them bottles before nap time.

7.

Mama became ill with Valley Fever after...

a)

she bathed in a river on a cold day

b)

she ate some peaches in a field

c)

dust spores got in her lungs after a storm

d)

a cold rain fell for 6 days

8.

Esperanza wanted to find work so she could

a)

buy better food for Mama

b)

return to Mexico to retrieve her things

c)

send Mama to a special doctor

d)

bring Abuelita to Mama

9.

How did Esperanza help Marta during an immigration sweep?

a)

She gave Marta an apron and asparagus to make her look like a worker.

b)

She hid Marta in the back of Alfonso's truck

c)

She let Marta carry her immigration papers when Marta's camp was checked.

d)

She hid Marta in her cabin while the others were working in the fields.

10.

Why was Esperanza angry with Miguel before he returned with Abuelita?

a)

He had taken her money orders

b)

He had neglected the roses and they were almost dead.

c)

He said he might go back and work for Esperanza's uncles.

d)

He told Esperanza she was not at all like her Papa.