Characters
Who is Miguel in the story?
A servant on Esperanza's family ranch
Where is Esperanza's family ranch?
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Read this sentence from the chapter
"Mi nieta, we won't be able communicate. The mail is unpredictable and I'm sure your uncles will be watching my correspondence."
What does the word unpredictable mean?
Something that is difficult to know or guess what will happen next.
When it was time to get on the train to go to Zacatecas, Esperanza said
" We cannot travel in this car ... It .. it is not clean. And the people did not look trustworthy."
What about them made her think they weren't trustworthy?
The people were poor.
What is Esperanza's life like before the fire?
She lives comfortably as part of a wealthy family
What are the names of Esperanza's parents
Sixto and Ramona
Where did they travel to in the wagon?
Zacatecas, Mexcio
Read this sentence from the chapter
"Mi nieta, we won't be able communicate. The mail is unpredictable and I'm sure your uncles will be watching my correspondence."
What does the word correspondence mean?
Letters or messages that people send to each other.
What did Carmen mean when she said " I am poor but I am rich"
Money does not mean everything to her but family and the little things do
How does Papa's death affect Esperanza's family
They are all sad because of his death and leaves the future uncertain
What did Senor Rodriguez help Esperanza and the others do?
Plan to escape Mexico
What happened that made them have to leave the rancah?
Tio Luis set it on fire
Read this quote from the passage.
" We have little money and Hortensia. Alfonso and Miguel are no longer our servants. We are indebted to them for our finances and our future."
What does the word indebted mean?
Owing someone money or feeling that you should do something for someone because they helped you.
Why do you think Carmen gave Mama two hens when she left?
As a sign of friendship and to help her out
Why is the fire such an important?
Who is Carmen?
A woman they met on the train
Why does Mama refuse Tío Luis’s marriage proposal?
She does not want to marry him because she loves Papa and Tio Luis is not a good person
Read the sentence from the passage.
" He (Miguel) seemed as happy as Esperanza was irritable."
Easily annoyed or upset
What did Miguel love and want to work once he got to California ?
He loved trains and wanted to work in a railroad.
Why can't Tio Luis find out about Esperanza's and Mama leaving?
He would not let them leave because he wants to control them.
Who were the nuns that came to pick up Esperanza and the others?
Abuelita's sisters
Where do Esperanza and the others plan to go when they leave Mexico?
California
Read the sentence from the passage
" Clicketta, clicketta, clicketta. The song of the locomotive was monotonous as they traveled North and the hours seemed never- ending."
What does the word monotonous mean?
something that is boring or sounds the same
" Those with Spanish blood who have the fairest complexions in the land, are the wealthiest"
People with lighter the skin tones had more power and respect than someone with darker skintone
Why does Esperanza have difficulty accepting the changes happening in her life?
She is upset that everything is changing so fast