1. Esperanza Rising Novel Review

2. Who pricks her finger on a thorn?

3. Who is a banker?

4. Who is the boss of the field workers at El Rancho de Las Rosas?

5. Who walks barefoot in the grape vineyards?

6. Who is the housekeeper at El Rancho de Las Rosas?

7. Who is Esperanza’s friend in Mexico?

8. Who works with his father at El Rancho de Las Rosas?

9. Who goes to school?

10. Who wants the workers to strike?

11. Who is a woman on the train carrying hens?

12. TRUE or FALSE? Esperanza was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

13. TRUE or FALSE? Esperanza heard the heartbeat of the land in the United States.

14. TRUE or FALSE? Abuelita died in Mexico.

15. TRUE or FALSE? Marta and her mother were deported.

16. TRUE or FALSE? Alfonso calls Esperanza “la patrona.”

17. TRUE or FALSE? Mama recovered her health.

18. TRUE or FALSE? Miguel stole the money orders to buy food.

19. TRUE or FALSE? Esperanza became a foreman of the shed workers.

20. Esperanza’s first twelve years in Mexico could best be described as a life of… labor indulgence laziness hard work privilege

21. The uncles can best be described as… kind understanding angry unclean greedy

22. Miguel is best described as… strange hateful evil incorrigible kind

23. Isabel’s relationship with her family is best described as… unbelievable mean-spirited abusive difficult loving

24. What things do you NOT associate with Abuelita? crocheting a blanket spoke philosophical adages/sayings walked barefoot in the vineyards carried a stone swam with the swans

25. Marta is best described as… sweet unkind lazy dishonest dedicated

26. The river that separated Esperanza and Miguel was actually… impassable age difference crossable very wide class difference

27. Esperanza hearing the heartbeat of the land and floating above it are best described as… real routine ordinary standard mystical

28. Which one of these is not the title of a chapter in the book? Las Uvas Los Duraznos Los Espárragos Las Papas Los Platanos

29. All migrant workers want to… work at the railroad dance at fiestas be left alone by others strike feed their families

30. During her first week at the migrant camp, Esperanza is all EXCEPT… miserable anxious angry frustrated happy

31. Las Uvas Los Higos Las Ciruelas Las Papas Los Duraznos The Peaches The Plums The Grapes The Figs The Potatoes Match the Spanish word to its English counterpart.

32. Las Papayas Las Guayabas Los Melones Las Cebollas Las Almendras The Almonds The Cantaloupes The Papayas The Guavas The Onions Match the Spanish word to its English counterpart.

33. What does “no hay rosas sin espinas” mean? Abuelita wants Esperanza to learn there is no life without difficulties.

34. What does “aguántante tantito y la fruta caerá en tu mano” mean? Esperanza’s father wants Esperanza to learn to be patient.

35. What does the zig-zag pattern symbolize? Abuelita likens the zig-zag crochet pattern to the mountains and valleys we encounter in life. When Esperanza and her mother leave for the United States, Abuelita assures Esperanza, “After you have lived many mountains and valleys, we will be together.”

36. What does the Phoenix symbolize? Abuelita tells Esperanza a story about a bird from Egyptian and Greek mythology that was said to live forever. Whenever it gets old, it bursts into flame and burns itself up. Then it's reborn from its own pile of ashes, young and beautiful again.