WorksheetsEsperanza Rising by Pam Munoz: Chapter 5 Los Melones
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What city or town did the train stop?
Mexicali
California City
San Diego
El Paso
What happened at the train station?
They had to take a taxi to the airport.
They took another train to San Antonio.
They had to go through immigration.
Why did Esperanza's mother heart ache at the border?
Some people trying to cross the border were sent back and she felt sorry for them.
Some people trying to cross the border were arrested.
Some people in the Mexican side of the border were discouraging people from crossing the border.
Some people in the U.S. side of the border were discouraging people from crossing the border.
Did Miguel & Alfonso almost miss the train?
No, they were lost inside the train.
No, they sat in the wrong seat in the train.
Yes, but they were able to hop on the train.
What were they (Miguel and Alfonso) doing that they almost missed the train?
They were looking for snacks.
They were looking for sodas.
They were looking for their train tickets.
They were looking for water.
At what city did they unboard the train?
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Who was waiting for them in Los Angeles?
Juan, Josefina, and Isabel
Juan
Josefina
Isabel
In what month did they arrive to Los Angeles?
August
September
October
July
What type of vehicle did they board when they arrived in Los Angeles?
a truck
a car
On page 88, the author mentions the San Fernando Valley. Is this the same San Fernando Valley we live in?
Yes
No
Isabel mentioned that they lived in a _____.
tent
house
farm
car
What was the name of the girl that got on the truck in the San Joaquin Valley?
Josefina
Isabel
Martha
What did Martha, on page 96, mean by "So you're a princess who's come to be a peasant? Where's all your finery?"
Where are all your fine things?
Where is all your money?
How did Martha father die?
He was killed in a car accident.
He was killed in a farming accident.
He was killed traveling to from Mexico to the U.S.
He was killed in the revolution.
What did Isabel, on page 98, mean by "They don't mix us"?
Workers are separated
Workers are put together
What are "Jamaicas"?
parties
weddings
funerals
luncheons
Did Esperanza like Martha?
Yes
No
