WorksheetsEsperanza Rising Chapters 1-6
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Esperanza is the daughter of a wealthy
Landowner
Artist
Musician
Grape Jelly Maker
Esperanza cannot marry Miguel because he is...
Older than she is
Her cousin
on a different side of the river than she is
moving to America
Who is killed by bandits?
Papa
Miguel
Alfonso
Tio Louis
What does Esperanza like to talk about with her friends?
The boys they have crushes on
Clothes they will wear to school
Their Quinceaneras (15th Birthday)
Esperanza's party
What is Esperanza looking forward to after the grape harvest?
Her vacation
Her 13th birthday
Her 15th birthday
Going back to school
What does Esperanza get from her father every year?
New shoes
A doll
Money
A new outfit
What did Papa leave Mama and Esperanza?
Nothing
The house and the money from the grapes
The land
A lot of money
What did Papa leave Tio Louis?
Nothing
The house and the money from the grapes
The land
A lot of money
What offer did Tio Louis give to Mama?
To buy the house from her
He wanted to marry her
To run the ranch for her
To buy grapes from her
Miguel and his family are planning to move to...
Mexico City
New York
Spain
Los Angeles
In chapter 3 another tragedy occurs. What was it?
Esperanza loses her doll
The train to America breaks down
Esperanza's house catches on fire
Abuleita leaves them.
What happens to Abuleita during the fire?
She hurts her ankle
She gets burned trying to put the fire out
She loses her crochet supplies
She gets attacked by more bandits
Why does Mama agree to marry Tio Louis?
Because she loves him
He promised to provide for her and Esperanza
He is kind and caring
She wants to protect Esperanza and the servants
What does Mama decide they will secretly do?
Go to America with Alfonso and Hortensia
Arrest Tio Louis
Run away to Mexico City
Move into the convent with Abuleita
Who helps them all escape Tio Louis?
The bandits
The nuns in the covenant
Senor Rodrigez
Tio Marco
On the train Esperanza makes a young girl cry because...
She wouldn't let her play with her hair
She wouldn't let the girl hold her hand
She wouldn't let the girl hold her doll
She wouldn't sit by the girl
Where does Miguel want to work when he gets to America?
In the fields
In the packing sheds
He wants to join the Army
He wants to work on trains
Who will they all live with in America?
Tio Marco
Juan, Josephina, Isabel and the twins
Marta and her mother
Abuleita's sisters
Isabel is so excited because soon she gets to go where?
On vacation
To Mexico
To school
To work in the sheds
Why does Esperanza not like Marta?
She was rude to her and she is jealous
Marta is prettier than her
Marta wouldn't teach her how to sweep
Marta has a better cabin than her.
Why were some people at the border turned away?
Their papers were not correct
They forgot things at home
They were scared to enter America
How did Esperanza feel about their Cabin?
She was rude and not appreciative
She loved it and couldn't wait to decorate
She didn't have anything to say about it
She didn't like it but wasn't mad about her bed
Mama said they could be together and miserable or together and
sad
angry
happy
irritated
Who laughed at Esperanza on the platform?
Marta and her friends
The entire camp
Miguel and Isabel
Mama and Hortensia
Who helped Esperanza learn how to sweep?
Marta and her friends
Miguel and Isabel
Hortensia
Mama
