Esperanza Rising FL Literal Meaning Ch. 7-9 Quizs

“Didn’t I tell you that Papa’s heart would find us wherever we go?”

• This metaphor means that the love Papa showed not only to them but to Alfonso, Hortensia, and Miguel lives on and is all around them.

• This metaphor suggests that Papa's heart is lost and cannot find them.

• This metaphor indicates that they should not worry about Papa's love.

• This metaphor implies that Papa's heart is weak and cannot follow them.

“She felt the blood drain from her face.”

• This idiom means that she was feeling very happy.

• This idiom means that her face became very pale due to being shocked or frightened.

• This idiom means that she was feeling dizzy and faint.

• This idiom means that she was feeling angry and frustrated.

“Marta and some of her friends stood in the bed of a truck that was parked nearby, each of them holding up one of the tiny kittens. ‘This is what we are!’ she yelled. ‘Small, meek animals.”

• This metaphor claims that the workers are small, meek animals.

• This metaphor suggests that the workers are strong and fierce.

• This metaphor indicates that the workers are large and intimidating.

• This metaphor implies that the workers are playful and carefree.

"So many Mexicans have the revolution still in their blood."

• This idiom describes something that is a very important part of them.

• This idiom refers to a historical event that is often forgotten.

• This idiom suggests that Mexicans are resistant to change.

• This idiom indicates a preference for traditional values.

“Thousands of acres of tilled soil were becoming food for the la tormenta (the storm) and the sky was turning into a brown swirling fog.”

• This metaphor means that the loose soil is fueling the storm.

• The storm is a metaphor for economic hardship.

• The tilled soil represents agricultural success.

• The brown swirling fog symbolizes pollution.

 “Their [Ramona, Hortensia, and Josefina’s] faces were so encrusted with dry dirt that they reminded Esperanza of cracked pottery.”

• This metaphor compares their faces to cracked pottery.

• This metaphor compares their faces to beautiful flowers.

• This metaphor compares their faces to rough stones.

• This metaphor compares their faces to smooth glass.