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Esperanza Rising
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Give a few reasons why Esperanza is upset. | She can't hear the Earth's heartbeat, Papa died, and now she is living with no money |
| What does Esperanza see as Juan is driving to the camp? | Flat lands of cotton, grapes, and especially cantaloupes |
| What is located inside of the boxes that the families collect? | Cantaloupe |
| When can the families pick fruit legally? | When the markers are down |
| Who does Esperanza meet that she doesn't like? | Marta from another camp |
| How would you describe Marta? | Rude, opinionated, prejudice, and bold |
| What is a strike? | It is when multiple people stop working because they think something is unfair |
| How would you describe the cabin that Esperanza has to stay in? | Small, ceiling is covered with newspaper and cardboard, and not at all like Esperanza's old home. |
| Why couldn't a woman live alone in the camp? | A woman couldn't live alone in the camp because a man needed to be at the head of the household |
| Describe Esperanza's feelings in the last chapter we just read. | Esperanza is feeling sad and keeps thinking that she is rich. She also thinks that when her grandmother comes to California she will bring a lot of money and they will buy a big house much better than this one |
| What are Esperanza's two jobs? | Esperanza has to take care of Lupe and Pepe, the two twins, and she has to sweep the platform. Sweeping the platform will take a little bit of money off of the rent. |
| When Esperanza tries to sweep the platform, what happens? | Since Esperanza has never cleaned anything in her entire life, she humiliates herself when she tries cleaning. |
| Who is Isabel? | Isabel is Miguel's cousin. She is eight years old. According to the story, the author compares her to a small deer. |
| Who is Isabel's best friend? | Silvia |
| When Sylvia touches Esperanza with her dirty hands, why doesn't Esperanza pull away? | Esperanza remembers mama's speech about if she married uncle Louis, that they would be very miserable and apart from each other. |
| What does Marta call Esperanza when she tries to clean the platform and fails? | Cinderella |
| What is one clue why the story is named that Esperanza Rising? | When Esperanza is in the field and she lays down and tries to feel the earth heartbeat, she feels as if she is floating above the earth surface. |
| And Esperanza is driving up the hill with her servants cousins, why do her ears suddenly feel tight? | It is due to elevation change. |
| What is a arroya? | A silver line of water from an unknown river |
| What gender is Lupe? | Girl |
| What gender is Pepe? | Boy |
| What does Josephina look like? | Round and fairer skin |
| How old are the twins? | One year old |
| How do the train rides go? | Mexico - Los Angeles - California |
| Why does Miguel also miss Papa? | Papa always kept his promises and he showed him more about his love of trains |
| Why does Isabel get nervous when Esperanza can't clean? | Isabel goes to school next week and Esperanza can't clean the babies diapers. |
| What was in the package that needed water? | Roses from El Rancho de la Rosas |
| Why does Isabel ask Esperanza if she is going to the jamica instead of assuming that she's going? | When Esperanza tried to sweep, she failed and she was embarrassed because the whole camp saw |
| What did Marta abuse? | A kitten |
| Why does Marta abuse the animal? | Marta thinks it is unfair because she isn't rich and doesn't have the privileges that rich people have. |
| What is the newspapers (ceiling) used for in the cabin? | To keep out the wind. |
| What is Mama going to pray for at the Church in Bakersfield? | Papa's memory, Miguel will find a job at the railroad, to Our Lady to help Anza take care of the twins, and for Anza |
| What is Esperanza going to pray for at the Church in Bakersfield? | Papa's memory, Miguel will find a job at the railroad, to Our Lady to help her take care of the twins, and a white coconut candy with a red stripe on top. |
| Why is Mama going to pray for Esperanza? | Stated at the end of chapter 7, it says that she would stay strong even when times get tough. |
| Why is Esperanza happy to bathe? | Before they had to bathe in cold water and she had to wipe herself down instead of bathing. |
| How do they heat the water for the baths? | They heat it by putting the water over a stove and warming it up; takes very long |
| What is Flan do almenora? | Almond Flan |
| What is Agua de Jamica? | Hibiscus Flower Water Punch |
| How did Alfonso get the roses for the statue? | He dug into the ground before they bloomed. |
| Who teaches Anza to sweep? | Miguel |
| What does Alfonso and Miguel make in the backyard of the cabin? | A statue of Our Lady surrounded with roses from El Rancho de la Rosas. Also made with a washtub cut in half. |
| What did Esperanza feed the babies that made them sick? | Plums |
| What did Esperanza do when she found out the babies were sick? | She gave them rice water |
| How did Esperansa do when she was making the dinner? | She burnt the beans |
| Since Esperanza was too grossed out by the diapers, what did she do? | She piled them up in the corner. |
| What type of storm occurred in the book? | Dust storm |
| What happened during the dust storm? | Since Esperanza's family was working in the fields, they had to hide behind crates until a truck came, but a truck did not come. |
| Who/What was effected by the storm | Mama, the strike that was going to happen, and people's jobs who worked in the field |
| What is the cat that Isabel took home named? | Chiquita |
| How is that person affected? | The dust got into Mama's lungs and she keeps coughing |
| What disease does Mama have? | Valley Fever |
| What happens when you get this disease? | You can get a s Small version of it and your body overcomes it or you can get a severe version of it and you will probably die. It takes six months to fully recover if you survive. |
| What does the blanket that Abuelita croqueted smell like? | Peppermint |
| Where does Esperanza want to work? | In the Sheds |
| Why does Esperanza want to work? | So Abuelita can come to California faster |
| Why is Mama pale? | She has valley fever and is always sleeping |
| What makes Mama sicker? | Sadness |
| What is Esperanza's job? | Picking out potato eyes |
Created by:
Gracie Meow