Copy of HoMS Quiz #3 (6/23/2025)

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3 questions
Required
10

Match the character names on the with the items. Some of the answers will not be used.

  • A. allows Esperanza to eat lunch at school
  • B. finally moves away from the neighborhood
  • C. seems more innocent than Esperanza
  • D. buys Esperanza's special dress for the baptism party
  • E. arranges for a job for Esperanza
  • F. wants to kiss Rachel
  • G. is a troublemaker, but also thinks about God
  • H. forces Esperanza into a kiss on the lips
  • I. dances beautifully with Esperanza
  • J. steals a $20 bill from a wallet at the park
  • K. buy flowers for "a special someone"
  • L. likes to flaunt her womanly legs and hips
  • M. tries out for the softball team at school
  • N. notices the boy looking at her at the party
  • Esperanza
  • Darius
  • Rachel
  • Sister Superior
  • Mama
  • Uncle Nacho
  • Nenny
  • Aunt Lala
  • Asian man at work
  • the bum man
Required
1

Esperanza is beginning to grow into a young woman, physically and sexually, in this part of the book. What are two scenes from the book that could support this statement?

Required
1

Esperanza is fairly young to have a job, but she begins one in the final vignette of this part. Based on what you know about her neighborhood and her parents’ expectations for their family, identify at least two reasons Esperanza may get a job at such a young age.