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Esperanza Rising: Las Guayabas; Los Melones

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Question 1
1.

Vocabulary: Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.
Match each word in the 1st column to its antonym in the 2nd column.

Draggable itemarrow_right_altCorresponding Item
stagnant
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robust
monotonous
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aristocrats
frail
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changing
peasants
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patient
barren
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unfamiliar
sparse
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fertile
irritable
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fresh
intimate
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plentiful
Use the words in the 1st column to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
Question 2
2.

To avoid gossip, Jodi shared her secrets only with her most ____________________
friends.

Question 3
3.

Getting caught in traffic often makes people ____________________.

Question 4
4.

The Mexican ____________________ worked long hours in the fields yet received very
low wages.

Question 5
5.

The grass on the front lawn became ____________________ because it was not given
sufficient water and fertilizer.

Question 6
6.

After being hospitalized for a month with a severe illness, the patient appeared
____________________.

Question 7
7.

The moon is a(n) ____________________ place where no trees, grass, or flowers can be
found.

Question 8
8.

It is not safe to drink the water from a(n) ____________________ pool.

Question 9
9.

The ____________________ voice of the speaker caused many people in the audience to
fall asleep.

Answer the following questions using at least one complete sentence.
Question 10
10.

Why do Mama, Esperanza, and Hortensia have to leave at night hidden in a wagon?

Question 11
11.

During the wagon ride, why does Hortensia recall the story of a train journey that
Esperanza made with Miguel and Papa?

Question 12
12.

Why does Mama make a yarn doll for the little girl on the train?

Question 13
13.

How did Papa’s death change Miguel’s life?

Question 14
14.

Why does Esperanza’s mother say, “Now we are peasants, too.”

Question 15
15.

How does Mama convince the officials to let her cross the border?

Question 16
16.

Why does Miguel apologize to Esperanza for her cousin Isabel’s comments?

Question 17
17.

How will Esperanza and her mother earn their living in California?

Question 18
18.

Why does Esperanza dislike Marta?

Question 19
19.

According to Isabel why do the farm workers of different nationalities live in
separate camps?

Question 20
20.

How do you think Esperanza and her mother will be able to endure their new life?

Literary Elements:
Use the definitions to answer the questions using at least one complete sentence.
Question 21
21.

Symbolism—What was the symbolic importance of Esperanza’s inability to hear the
earth’s “heartbeat” once she arrived in California?

Question 22
22.

Simile—What is being compared in the following simile?

As they rounded a curve, it appeared as if the mountains pulled
away from each other, like a curtain opening on a stage, revealing
the San Joaquin Valley beyond.

Question 23
23.

Use the example for Simile in the previous question.

What visual image does this create?