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Esperanza Rising - Final Test

1. This document appears to be a test over the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. It contains multiple choice and matching questions about characters, events, and quotes from the story. 2. The test also includes an essay prompt asking students to choose between writing about three different topics: a quote used twice in the story and its meaning, a proverb mentioned at the start of the story and its relevance, or three situations where Esperanza confronts being poor. 3. The document provides context to assess a student's understanding of the key people, moments, and themes in Esperanza Rising through their responses to factual and analytical questions.

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Esperanza Rising - Final Test

1. This document appears to be a test over the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. It contains multiple choice and matching questions about characters, events, and quotes from the story. 2. The test also includes an essay prompt asking students to choose between writing about three different topics: a quote used twice in the story and its meaning, a proverb mentioned at the start of the story and its relevance, or three situations where Esperanza confronts being poor. 3. The document provides context to assess a student's understanding of the key people, moments, and themes in Esperanza Rising through their responses to factual and analytical questions.

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Esperanza Rising Final Test


Section 1 Instructions: Match the character from the list (put letter in blank) to the quote listed.
A. Sixto Ortega
B. Abuelita
C. Miguel
D. Carmen
E. Isabel
1. ______Wait a little while and the fruit will fall into your hand.
2. ______ Do not be afraid to start over.
3. ______ At least here, I have a chance, however small, to become more than I was. You,
obviously, can never understand this because you have never lived without hope.
4. ______ I am poor, but I am rich. I have my children, I have a garden with roses, and I have my
faith and the memories of those who have gone before me. What more is there?
5. ______ Esperanza, when I go to school next week, you will be here alone with the babies and will
have to do the laundry."
A. Isabel
B. Sixto Ortega
C. Abuelita
D. Esperanza
E. Marta
6. ______ So you're the princess who's come to be a peasant? Where's all your finery?"
7. ______ Oh Esperanza! I think my heart is dancing.
8. ______ The rose is not complete without the thorns.
9. ______ Now watch. Ten steps up to the top of the mountain. Add one stitch. Nine stitches down
to the bottom of the valley. Skip one."
10. ______ I want you to have something that will last more than one dayMama would be very
proud that she belongs to you.

Section 2: Multiple Choice Circle the Letter.


11. What does Esperanza feed the twins on the first day she must watch them alone?
a. Asparagus
b. Ripe Plums
c. Tortillas
d. Applesauce
12. After Esperanza's birthday, who is spending so much time in her father's study?
a. Abuelita and Mama
b. Miguel and Hortensia
c. Tio Luis and Tio Marco
d. Miguel and Alfonso
13. What does Esperanza discover when she opens her valise?
a. Her doll is gone.
b. Her money is gone.
c. The card she made for Isabel is gone.
d. The valise is completely empty.
14. What is the name of the town that Esperanza grew up in?
e. Los Ranchos
f. Mexicali
g. Aguascalientes
h. El Dorado

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15. When the women in the camp laugh at Esperanza and upset her, who helps her?
a. Marta
b. Isabel
c. Miguel
d. The girl with dirty hands
16. What does Isabel see at the party that she would very much like to have?
a. A pink piata
b. A kitten
c. A lollipop
d. A tiara
17. What does Martas family do for a living?
a. Pick peaches
b. Pick cotton
c. Pick Asparagus
d. Clean the camp
18. On Christmas Day, what does Esperanza give her mother as a present?
a. A smooth stone from the field
b. A shawl she knitted
c. A yarn doll
d. A pink piata
19. What was Marta born?
a. Aguascalientes
b. Mexico City
c. United States
d. El Cajon
20. Who does Esperanza find in the shed after immigration comes?
a. Hortensia
b. Miguel
c. Isabel
d. Marta

Section 3 Essay: Select 1 of the 3 essay prompts and respond on a separate sheet of paper.
Response must be in the appropriate short essay format (sentences are more important than total
words).
1. The quote Wait a little while and the fruit will fall into your hand is used twice in the story. The
the quote is first used by Esperanzas father, Sixto Ortega, to teach Esperanza to be patient.
Describe the second time the quote is used in the story. Include by whom it is used, the situation and
how it applies.
2. The Mexican Proverb He who falls today may rise tomorrow. is written in the first page of
Esperanza Rising. Discuss why this quote is provided at the beginning of the story and in what ways it
is relevant throughout the story.
3. Describe three awkward situations that occur to Esperanza where she is forced to confront being
poor?

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