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

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

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

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

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How does Esperanza help a starving family?

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

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How does the strike present Esperanza with a difficult conflict?

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

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What tactic does the government use to stop the strike?

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How does Esperanza help Marta?

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

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

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What does the damaged piñata on the tree symbolize?

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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…

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Why is this a good comparison?