Esperanza Rising Introduction

Why does Mamá decide to go to the United States with Alfonso and his family?

• She wanted to visit Disneyland for the first time ever.

• She wanted to look for her great grandmother, who left for the United States many years ago.

• She was interested in the types of farmland that California had. 

• She wanted to escape from the possibility of having to marry Tio Luis. 

How did Esperanza help Marta during an immigration sweep?

• She gave her an apron and asparagus to look like a worker.

• She hid Marta in the back of the truck.

• She let Marta borrow her immigration papers.

• She hid Marta in her cabin while others were outside working.

Plot Diagram: Esperanza is 12 years old, her parents are Ramona and Sixto Ortega, her grandmother is Abuelita. Esperanza's father is a wealthy rancher and landowner in Aguascalientes, Mexico in 1930.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Character Choice: Who is Esperanza's grandmother?

• Ramona

• Hortensia

• Isabel

• Abuelita

Who is the author of "Esperanza Rising"?

• Sandra Cisneros

• Julia Alvarez

• Pam Muñoz Ryan

• Isabel Allende

Why do Papa and Esperanza lay on the ground at the beginning of the book? (Chapter 1)

• To take a nap after a hard day's work

• To look at the clouds

• To feel the earth's heartbeat

• To stop, drop, and roll after catching fire

Every year on El Rancho de las Rosas, the day after the grape harvest is:

• Esperanza's Quinceanera

• Esperanza's Birthday

• Mama and Papa's anniversary

• Abuelita's Birthday

What is the conflict, or essence, of the novel Esperanza Rising?

• Esperanza must learn how to survive and live in her new life.

• Marta is a mean girl.

Which of the following words does NOT describe Esperanza in the beginning of the story?

• generous

• wealthy

• privileged

• snobby

Esperanza is Spanish for what English word?

• Rising

• Hope

• Love

• Rose