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Esperanza Rising: Los Aguacates; Los Esparragos

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In the following exercise, read the sentence. Using context clues write a definition for the underlined vocabulary word in the "your definition" blank. There is no wrong answer for "your definition". In the "Dictionary definition" blank you will write the definition for the underlined word as it is stated in a Dictionary. The "Dictionary definitions" will be for a grade. You only have to write 1 word/line
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Answer the following questions using at least one complete sentence.
Question 15
15.

What evidence reveals that Esperanza did good work in the shed cutting potatoes for
planting?

Question 16
16.

Why is Esperanza told that she may not visit her mother in the hospital for one month?

Question 17
17.

Why doesn’t Miguel shop for groceries at the store closest to camp?

Question 18
18.

Why are Marta and her mother living in conditions that are worse than those at
Esperanza’s camp?

Question 19
19.

How does Esperanza help a starving family?

Question 20
20.

Why does the strike become a time of opportunity for Miguel?

Question 21
21.

How does the strike present Esperanza with a difficult conflict?

Question 22
22.

Why does Miguel disagree with his father and insist that “things will get worse” for
the workers?

Question 23
23.

What tactic does the government use to stop the strike?

Question 24
24.

How does Esperanza help Marta?

Question 25
25.

Do you think Esperanza should have risked her own safety to help Marta? What does
this reveal about Esperanza’s character?

Question 26
26.

Symbolism—What does the change in Esperanza’s hands symbolize?

Question 27
27.

What does the damaged piñata on the tree symbolize?

Question 28
28.

Simile—What is being compared in the following simile?

The picket signs lay on the ground, discarded, and like a mass
of marbles that had already been hit, the strikers scattered
into the fields…

Question 29
29.

Why is this a good comparison?

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