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What are Esperanza's uncles names?
Tio Luis and Tio Marco
What country does Esperanza live in ?
Mexico
What is a Quinceanera ?
A cultural celebration of a young girl turning 15 years old.
Why was harvest time Esperanza's favorite time of the year?
Because it was her birthday and every year her family held a fiesta for her.
What is a simile?
A comparison of two things using the words like or as
What are the names of Esperanza's parents
Sixto and Ramona
What is the name of the town that Esperanza's family ranch is in?
Aguascalientes
" Mama did not answer but maintained her composure"
What does the word composure mean?
sense of calm and control
How does Esperanza feel about her life on El Rancho de las Rosas in Chapter 1?
She loves it and cannot imagine living any other way
What is a metaphor?
Comparison of two things without using like or as
Who is Alfonso?
El jefe, the boss of all the field-workers
What crop grows on Esperanza's family ranch?
Grapes
When Mama tells Tio Luis she will not marry him, he responds by saying, " I predicted you would say no." What does the word predicted mean?
to expect or guess something
"Tío Luis’s face hardened like a rock and the muscles twitched in his narrow neck."
What is meant by the phrase hardened like a rock?
Tio Luis looked angry or mad
What is personification?
gives human qualities or actions to something that isn't human.
Who are Miguel's parents?
Alfonso and Hortensia
What is the name of Esperanza's family ranch?
El Rancho de las Rosas
Pg. 12 says," They both knew that even though it was 1930 and the revolution in Mexico had been over for 10 years, there was still resentment against the large landowners."
What does the word resentment mean?
negative feelings due to unfairness
Why do Miguel and his family want to move to the United States?
They do not want to work for Tio Luis because they believe he is not a good man
" He gently touched a wild tendril that reached into the row, as if it had been waiting to shake his hand"
This is an example of which type of figurative language?
Personification
What are the names of Esperanza's two friends?
Chita and Bertina
How do we know that Esperanza's family is wealthy?
Her papa owns the land that the ranch is built on. She has a housekeeper and servants
In reference to Abuelita, the book says, "But Esperanza loved her more for her capricious ways than for her propriety."
What does the word capricious mean?
changing suddenly and unpredictably in mood, behavior, or purpose.
Why did Esperanza tell Miguel that there was a deep river between them?
Esperanza realized they could never be together because her family was so much wealthier than his.
Who was Esperanza comparing the la calabaza to?
Her Uncles because they were taking over her Papa's ranch