Esperanza Rising Ch. 7-8 Review

Marta lifted up a kitten for everyone to see, as she talked about _______.

• how to take care of a cat

• going to work in the fields

• watching the Lion King

• going on strike

That night Mama says she will pray that Esperanza will be ________.

• strong, no matter what happens

• weak, no matter what happens

• sad, no matter what happens

• sleepy, no matter what happens

Bath time in the cabin was the first time Esperanza _______.

• had bathed from a washtub

• realized how dirty she was

• had bathed without Hortensia's help

• had bathed without her rubber ducky

What Mama says she misses about their old life is _______.

• Papa

• her dresses

• almond flan and lace tablecloths

• her hats

Isabel left Esperanza alone with the babies when she went to _____.

• school

• work

• the cabin

• the market

Mama came back coughing because of the ______.

• dust bunnies

• hurricane

• rainstorm

• dust storm

The strike was cancelled because all of the _______ was ruined.

• cotton

• grapes

• almonds

• figs

Esperanza had to change many diapers because ______.

• the babies were sick

• she could not put them on right

• she fed the babies plums

• she fed the babies almonds

Melina is a girl that...

• Esperanza likes to spend time with

• plays with the younger girls

• has a baby and crochets with the older women

• All of the above

The secret package Miguel and Juan had brought was _______.

• the remains of the papaya tree

• the porcelain doll

• the remains of the rose bushes

• a fig tree