Esperanza Rising Los Esparragos Chapter 11

Esperanza went to the Asparagus packing plant with _______________ and _______________.

• Hortensia, Josefina
• Abuelita, Josefina
• Miguel, Hortensia
• Alfonso, Juan

The Asparagus season could last up to _____________.

• one month
• 5 weeks
• 10 weeks
• 6 months

The strikers sometimes put ___________ and ______________ in the field bins to slow down production of the workers.

• notes, bottles
• potatoes, onions
• razor blades, glass
• cotton, glass

While packing asparagus, Esperanza was used to hearing the chanting of the strikers.  Then, it all of a sudden, the chanting stopped. Why?

• Their shift was over and everyone went home.
• Immigration officials came and did a sweep.
• The guards fired on them.
• The owners finally paid them the wages they deserved.

Who did Esperanza find huddled in the corner?

• Hortensia
• Marta
• Josefina
• a rat

At the end of this chapter, the setting is the same as what Esperanza is used to.  What is very different about that morning?

• Esperanza finally had a day off.
• Esperanza did laundry and fed a goat.
• She finally became friends with Marta
• All of the people who were usually there, were missing.

What do the strikers do to organize?

• hand out flyers & paint slogans

• go to the courthouse

• tell the police

• fight with weapons

What type of surprises do the strikers slip under the asparagus?

• rats

• snakes

• razor blades

• all of the above

What shows why the workers are afraid of the strikers?

• "The strike continued for days."

• "Esperanza heard a terrible scream from one of the women."

• "When a guard wasn't looking, one of the strikers picked up a rock and threw it at the woman, barely missing her head."

• "The strikers stayed near the road."

When immigration officials are taking people away on buses, the author writes, "Esperanza and the other women watched the despondent faces in the (bus) window disappear." What does the word despondent mean?

• dirty and tired

• feeling hopeless

• feeling sick

• people who go on strike.