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WorksheetsEsperanza Rising "Las Uvas" through "Los Melones"
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
Where did Esperanza live at the beginning of the book? Choose ALL correct answers!
El Rancho de Las Rosas
America
Aguascalientes, Mexico
California
Who is Abuelita?
Esperanza's mom
Esperanza's friend
Esperanza's servant
Esperanza's grandmother
Who is Miguel?
Esperanza's cousin who lives at the ranch
Esperanza's brother who lives at the ranch
Esperanza's childhood friend who works on the ranch
Esperanza's dad
Who is Hortenisa? Choose ALL correct answers!
She is Miguel's mom
She is Esperanza's mom
She is Miguel's grandmother
She was Esperanza's family's servant
Who is Alfonso? Choose ALL correct answers!
He is Miguel's dad
He was Esperanza's family's servant
He is Miguel's brother
He is Esperanza's dad
Where did Abuelita go?
to live with Tio Luis and Tios Marco
to live in the convent with her friends who are nuns
to America
to live with the servants
Why did Abuelita go to stay with the nuns? Choose ALL correct answers!
She needs to recover before she can go to America
She wants to stay in Mexico forever
She is afraid to travel
She hurt herself when the house was on fire
Who is going to America? Choose ALL correct answers!
Miguel, Hortensia (his mom), and Alfonso (his dad)
Esperanza and Ramona (her mom)
Abuelita
Tio Luis and Tio Marco
Why are they all going to America? Choose ALL correct answers!
They need to find jobs and earn money
They are afraid of what life might be like with Tio Marco and Tio Luis
Their house was burned down so they have no place to live
They want more opportunities than they have in Mexico
Why would bandits kill Papa?
He was a mean, rich landowner
He treated his servants terribly
Poor people in Mexico were fighting back against wealthy landowners
Esperanza describes the metaphorical river that runs between her and Miguel. What does that mean?
They live far away from each other
They live different lives because they are in two different social classes
They have to swim to visit each other
Their houses are on opposite sides of the Rio Grande
Who burned down Esperanza's house?
Tio Marco and Tio Luis
Abuelita
Miguel
Papa
Why did Tio Marco and Tio Luis burn down Esperanza's house? Choose ALL correct answers!
They wanted to force Ramona to marry Tio Luis
They wanted to kidnap Esperanza
They wanted everyone to move to Mexico
They wanted all the power over the land and homes on the ranch
What discrimination is Esperanza starting to notice in Mexico? Choose ALL correct answers!
That men and women are treated unequally
That rich people have way more land and belongings than poor people
That people with darker skin are treated unfairly
That Mexicans were treated better than Americans
What is immigration?
The act of birds flying south for the winter
The act of moving from one country to another
The act of Esperanza and Miguel riding on the train
The act of traveling to another country
Mama mentioned that even though the Mexican Revolution is over, there is still resentment towards wealthy landowners. What does resentment mean?
excitement
jealousy
dislike
hatred
Why do you think Mama acted the way she did as her and Esperanza were talking to the immigration agent? Choose ALL correct answers!
She was worried that he might cause problems for them
She wanted to make sure he wasn't suspicious of them
She didn't like the way he was talking to her
She wanted to be friends with him
Why do you think Esperanza was unable to hear the heartbeat of the Earth? Choose ALL correct answers!
She was too stressed
Her mind was shutting down to all that was happening
The Earth does not have a heartbeat
Her dad lied to her about that
Why was Marta so rude to Esperanza?
She was jealous of her rich clothes and fancy hairdo.
She had a crush on Miguel and wanted to steal him from her.
Esperanza reminded her of a girl that beat her up at the bike rack after school when she was in 6th grade.
Marta was rude because she felt all rich people in Mexico were the same and had no good qualities.
