Esperanza Rising - JACOB BUSA | Biblioteka

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Abuelita told Esperanza to __________________________ on her blanket stitching.

do only one stitch at a time

go up the mountain and down the valley

skip every other stitch

go down then up

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What was Valley Fever?

it was a fever that was contagious when you work on a produce farm

It was a way of speaking when you were from Napa Valley

it was an infection in the lungs cause by the dust storms in the San Joaquin Valley

it was a hot wind that blows down from Sierra Nevadas into the Valley below

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How did Esperanza's father die?

he caught typhoid fever and never recovered

he was killed by Tio Luis

he was caught in a tornado

he was ambushed and killed by bandits while he was mending a fence on their ranch

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What tragedy did the uncles cause after Mama refused Luis' proposal?

the horses were run off their land

Esperanza was kidnapped from the fields

Abuelita was killed in her sleep

the house and grapes were burned

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What was in the bag that Alfonso and Miguel watered at train stops?

Papa's roses

a black cat

a special tree

a dog

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To pass the time, Esperanza crocheted...

a blanket with the hills and valley pattern

fancy lace dresses for her doll

shawls and curtains for her room

beautiful dollies to sell

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Who stole the money orders that Esperanza had been saving?

Miguel

Tio Luis

Abuelita

Marta

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During the strike, many Hispanic people were...

arrested and then sent back to Mexico without a trial

given raises and benefits

allowed to go to school and work in other industries

moved to Oklahoma

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At the end of the story, when Abuelita walked in, Esperanza thought she was...

a ghost

an angel

an animal

a fairy

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Why did Esperanza feel uncomfortable cleaning and taking care of babies?

she never had to clean before and didn't know how to do it

her back hurt

she hated dirt

she was scared to death of bugs