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Esperanza Rising ch. 2&3 Papayas & Figs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Senor Rodriguez deliver the morning after Sixto's death?

a)

figs

b)

papayas

c)

a doll

d)

roses

2.

What did Abuelita say the porcelain doll from Esperanza's father look like?

a)

a princess

b)

a clown

c)

an angel

d)

Esperanza

3.

Who inherits the land and wants Ramona to marry him?

a)

Tio Luis

b)

Tio Marco

c)

Alfonso

d)

Senor Rodriguez

4.

What burns in the fire?

a)

the house

b)

the corral

c)

the grapes

d)

all of these

5.

What did Abuelita hurt in the fire?

a)

her wrist

b)

her knee

c)

her ankle

d)

her stomach

6.

Which of these is not a reason Tio Luis started the fire?

a)

He hated Sixto.

b)

He wanted Ramona to lose all of her wealth and have to rely on him for money.

c)

He wanted to make Ramona afraid of him so she would agree marry him.

d)

He was angry that Ramona had refused his marriage proposal.

7.

True or False: Ramona realizes that she can see a life with him and wants to be the governor's wife.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Where do Alfonso, Hortensia and Miguel plan to move?

a)

somewhere else in Mexico

b)

Arizona

c)

Florida

d)

California

9.

Who told Esperanza, "Do not be afraid to start over." ?

a)

Ramona

b)

Sixto

c)

Abulelita

d)

Miguel

10.

Why did everyone laugh when Esperanza said she could work, too?

a)

Esperanza was too young to work.

b)

Esperanza had never had to do physical work and she didn't realize how hard it was.

c)

Esperanza wasn't smart enough to work.

d)

Everyone knew the daughter of a rich man should never have to do hard work.

11.

True or False: Abuelita will travel with Ramona and Esperanza to the United States.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Why did Ramona & Esperanza leave El Ranchos de la Rosas at night?

a)

They wanted to leave before it got too hot outside.

b)

They didn't want Tio Luis to be able to follow them.

c)

It was a very long walk to the United States.

d)

They wanted to visit Abuelita.

13.

What did Abuelita give Esperanza before she left?

a)

Her crochet supplies

b)

some candy

c)

a new doll

d)

a family photo

14.

What did Ramona ask Tio Luis to do in exchange for her agreeing to marry him?

a)

Build her a mansion on the other side of the ranch.

b)

Buy her a new car.

c)

Send Esperanza to the best school in Mexico

d)

Replant the grapes so the servants could keep their jobs.

15.

What do the nuns bring in the chest that will help Ramona & Esperanza?

a)

old clothes and new paperwork

b)

food

c)

a new horse and saddle

d)

old photographs of Sixto, Ramona and Esperanza