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Esperanza Rising "Las Uvas" Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Esperanza is the daughter of a wealthy...

a)

woman and her mother who run a sewing business.

b)

businessman in California.

c)

rancher with a large grape vineyard.

d)

farmer with pigs.

2.

Esperanza tells Miguel that there is a ____________ between them.

a)

mountain

b)

ranch

c)

valley

d)

river

3.

Hortensia is...

a)

The housekeeper; Alfonso's wife and Miguel's mother

b)

The maid; Papa's wife and Esperanza's mother

c)

The housekeeper and Esperanza's Abuelita

d)

Mama's real name

4.

Alfonso is...

a)

Miguel's brother and a ranch hand

b)

Papa's stepbrother and mayor of the town; he does whatever his older brother says

c)

El jefe of the ranch and Papa's best friend; Hortensia's husband and Miguel's father

d)

A grape-picker and Abuelita's husband

5.

How old is Miguel at the start of the story?

a)

16

b)

19

c)

17

d)

13

6.

Why might some bandits hate Esperanza's father?

a)

Tio Luis and Tio Marco have been spreading rumors about him

b)

He is a wealthy landowner, and this is just after the Mexican Revolution were the poor fought the rich

c)

He got his money illegally and the townspeople want it back

d)

He is mean to his workers and everyone in the town knows

7.

During the very first chapter, "1924," Esperanza is...

a)

8 years old and talking to the servants about her birthday

b)

6 years old and spending time with her father

c)

8 years old and playing outside with Miguel

d)

6 years old and spending time with her mother

8.

Which of the following is true about Esperanza's birthday in "Las Uvas"?

a)

It is in the spring, and she's turning 11

b)

It is in the late winter, and she's turning 13

c)

It is shortly after harvest, and she'll be turning 13

d)

It's the summer before harvest, and she's turning 12

9.

In "Las Uvas," Esperanza believes she has bad luck because...

a)

She pricked her finger on a rose thorn

b)

She shattered her mother's mirror

c)

A black cat crossed her path

d)

It's a full moon

10.

In "Las Uvas," Esperanza and her mother are worried because...

a)

Miguel is missing and everyone is searching for him

b)

Abuelita has fallen and broken her hip

c)

It is after sunset and Papa has not returned from the fields

d)

They forgot to get Tio Luis a birthday gift and he is angry

11.

When Esperanza gets together with her friends, what do they discuss?

a)

How rude their parents are

b)

Miguel and the other servants

c)

The boys in school and their crushes

d)

Their quinceañeras and the boys they will dance with

12.

Tio Luis is the _____________ and Tio Marco is the _____________. They are both Papa's __________________________.

a)

Mayor; sheriff; uncles

b)

Bank president; mayor; stepbrothers

c)

Mayor; bank president; uncles

d)

Sheriff; mayor; brothers