Thursday, April 10, 2008

Esperanza Rising-Quiz

Esperanza Rising
QUIZ

What is the name of the ranch Esperanza grew up on?
a. El Rancho de las Rosas
b. El Rancho de las Uvas
c. El Rancho de las Papayas

What happened to Esperanza’s father?
a. he was killed by bandits
b. he drowned in a river
c. he was hurt while hunting

Who wanted to marry Esperanza’s mother after her father passed away?
a. Her uncle Tio Luis
b. Their servant Miguel
c. Their servant’s brother Juan

Where did Esperanza, her mother, and their servants immigrate to?
a. Texas
b. California
c. New York

What did Esperanza’s mother get sick with after the dust storm?
a. Valley Fever
b. Hay Fever
c. Scarlet Fever

What does Miguel and Alfonso water on their way to California?
a. their pet cat
b. the rose roots that they got out of Papa’s fields after the fire
c. the grape seeds they saved from Papa’s fields after the fire

Why doesn’t Isabelle when Queen?
a. because she was failing her classes
b. because she was Mexican
c. because she did run for it

True or False Esperanza’s mother does not survive Valley Fever and she passes away while in the hospital.

True or False Esperanza goes to work in the fields as soon as she gets to California.

True or False Miguel steels Esperanza’s money orders to get Abuelita from Mexico.

What does the title of every chapter of the book have in common?
a. they are the names of Esperanza’s dolls
b. they are the names of food that are grown in order
c. they are the names of the places Esperanza visits

Write three paragraphs, make sure you are using a topic sentence and conclusion sentence.
Paragraph one: What is your favorite part of the book?
Paragraph two: Explain why Esperanza, her mother, and their servants had to immigrate to California.
Paragraph three: How would you feel if you were Esperanza, experiencing the same situations she experienced?

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