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WorksheetsEsperanza Rising Chapters 11-14 Comprehension
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
If the workers strike, they could...
lose their homes (cabins).
lose their jobs.
be sent back to Mexico.
all of the above
What did Esperanza want to do to help Mama?
She wanted to learn about all of the different foods that were grown in the fields
She wanted to work so she could pay Mama's bills and bring Abuelita to Mama so she could get better.
She wanted to learn about what medicines she could give her to make her feel better.
None of the choices
The mountains and valleys of the blanket refers to...
the colors of the blanket.
the ups and downs of Esperanza's life.
how much she missed Papa.
all of the above.
What job does Esperanza take to earn money?
cut potato eyes
tie grapes
sort the potatoes
shell almonds
What does Isabel have that Esperanza wants.
Isabel has nothing, but she also had everything.
yarn doll
opportunity to go to school
none of the answers
What did Esperanza do at night when she went to bed?
She said her prayers.
She talked to Mama on her cell phone.
She wrote letters to Abuelita.
She cried herself to sleep.
What did Esperanza and Isabel often talk about?
How to cook the beans.
How to take care of the babies.
What Esperanza's life was like at El Rancho de las Rosas.
How to sweep the platform.
How long is asparagus season usually?
Eight weeks
Ten weeks
Twelve weeks
Fifteen weeks
What strategy were the strikers using to try and have the most affect on the growers?
They were throwing eggs at them so they would have to go clean up and thereby lose time picking the asparagus.
The were calling them names to make them mad so they would not be able to pick the asparagus.
The strikers were trying to slow the workers during the critical time the asparagus had to be picked before the high temperatures hit.
They were toilet papering their homes so they would have to clean it up and then not make it to work on time.
The strikers wanted to slow the field workers down. They left surprises for the field workers like...
gifts that were wrapped nicely.
extra water, snacks, and treats.
rats, razor blades, snakes, and shards of glass.
all of the above
How did the growers stop the strikers?
By telling them that they wouldn't give them anymore cantalopes.
The growers had immigration come in and arrest all the strikers and deport them back to Mexico.
By kidnapping their children and holding them for ransom.
By using one of the flashy thingamajiggers from The movie "Men in Black" to make them forget that they were striking.
Why did the strikers stop chanting?
Immigration officials came and took them away.
They were tired of singing.
They needed a break.
all of the above
How did Esperanza know that something was wrong?
She didn't hear the strikers chanting.
It was raining cats and dogs.
The sun suddenly disappeared.
all of the above
What risk did Esperanza take?
Esperanza helped Miguel hide from immigration and gave her a way to escape.
Esperanza helped Hortensia hide from immigration and gave her a way to escape.
Esperanza helped Marta hide from immigration and gave her a way to escape.
Esperanza helped Isabel hide from immigration and gave her a way to escape.
Why did Esperanza beg Miguel to drive by the strikers' farm?
She wanted to make sure Marta found her way back to her mother.
She wanted to make sure the immigration officials got all the trouble makers.
She wanted to make sure her donkey pinata was still there.
all of the above
What do Miguel and Esperanza see when they go to Marta's camp?
It's empty and deserted
A party
A union meeting
A dead goat
Why did Miguel take Esperanza's money orders?
He needed food on his trip to northern California.
He needed the money orders to go get Abuelita.
He wanted to pay someone to spy on Tio Luis.
all of the above
Why did Miguel say was the reason he went looking for Abuelita?
His parents, Alfonso and Hortensia, asked him to go find Abuelita.
He thought it was the best way to apologize to Esperanza for taking her money orders.
He needed to have something to do while he waited for work.
He was tired of Esperanza complaining.
What did Esperanza think her heart would burst from?
so much joy
too much pain
lots of misery
not knowing what the future holds
How did Abuelita know something was wrong with Mama?
She received a letter from Miguel.
She heard it through the grapevine.
She had a premonition.
all of the above
How did Esperanza tell Abuelia their story?
She told her what happened each month.
She told it as a field worker, in spans of fruits and vegetables and by what needed to be done to the land.
She measured time by the usual seasons.
all of the above
Esperanza tried to show Miguel that the earth...
was alive and he could feel it's heartbeat.
needed taking care of so it would grow more food.
was cold if you laid on the ground.
all of the above
What did Esperanza say to Isabel that shows she has matured?
She told Isabel to never be afraid to start over again.
She unraveled the uneven stitches of Isabel's crocheting.
She told her that she would never be Queen of the May.
all of the above
