Esperanza Rising Quiz

What is the main setting at the beginning of Esperanza Rising?

• Los Angeles, California

• A ranch in Mexico

• A village in Guatemala

• A farm in Texas

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Which theme is most central to Esperanza Rising?

• Revenge and betrayal

• Perseverance through hardship

• Time travel

• Sportsmanship

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What causes Esperanza's life to change drastically in the early chapters?

• A letter from America

• Her birthday

• Her father’s death

• Her mother’s illness

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What can be inferred about Abuelita from her actions?

• She is selfish and bossy

• She is wise and nurturing

• She is weak and forgetful

• She is cold and distant

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How does Esperanza change after moving to California?

• She becomes bitter

• She becomes more humble and hardworking

• She becomes forgetful

• She becomes a leader of the farm

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What motivates Miguel to go to the United States?

• To escape school

• To get married

• To meet new people

• To find better work and opportunity

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How does Esperanza feel about poor people at the beginning of the story?

• She looks down on them

• She wants to help them

• She is jealous of them

• She fears them

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

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What does the character Isabel want more than anything?

• A birthday party

• To be Queen of the May

• New shoes

• To return to Mexico

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What does “rising” in the title symbolize?

• A hot air balloon

• Esperanza’s emotional and personal growth

• The sun coming up

• Baking bread

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The author uses the phrase “She could feel the heartbeats under her fingers” to:

• Show Esperanza is scared

• Create a sensory image

• Confuse the reader

• Show time passing

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