Esperanza Rising
At the "jamaica," during her speech about striking, Marta and her friends compare the workers to...
kittens
Kek uses the term "flying boat" to describe an...
airplane
Second-person point of view describes...
when the narrator addresses the reader directly by saying "you" and "yours."
When something is just okay or good enough, but could be better.
Adequate
Many answers accepted, as long as it compares two unlike things and includes like or as.
How did Esperanza's Mama get sick?
She was working in the sheds during a dust storm. She got Valley Fever because her body was not accustomed to the dust.
When Kek says, "this cold is like claws on my skin," what type of figurative language is he using?
simile
Many answers accepted, as long as it is a life lesson.
(Example: Family is the most important thing in life)
In order to complete a marathon, you must be able to ________ running for 26.2 miles.
sustain
"You are on thin ice!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Idiom
Throughout the book, Marta and her friends were encouraging people to join the strike. Why are many people at Esperanza's camp not willing to join the strike?
They fear they will lose their jobs to someone else willing to work for less money.
What does everyone in ESL class begin to call Kek? Why?
Cowboy, because Kek tells them about his job at Lou's farm.
The tone of a text describes...
As the lesson continued, Amina's attention ______________(ed).
diminished
A group of lines in a poem is called a ...
stanza
One day while Esperanza was packing asparagus, the immigration police came. How did Esperanza display kindness during the immigration sweep?
She found Marta hiding, and she gave her an apron and asparagus to look like a worker.
Why does Kek decide to get a job at Lou's farm?
He accidentally broke his aunt's dishes in the washing machine, and he needs the money to buy her new dishes.
(Half Points) He saw Lou's farm when Dave was driving him home from the airport.
Most fiction stories follow a predictable story structure. What is the difference between the climax and resolution?
Climax: The biggest or most suspenseful event in the text, which changes the rest of the story.
Resolution: How the story ends/how all the loose ends are tied up.
As Leah was trying on a new outfit, her friend said it looked "okay." Frustrated, Leah said, "Can you please be more _____________. I want your honest opinion."
straightforward
Read the poem..
The tires on my bike are flat.
The sky is grouchy gray.
At least it sure feels like that
Since Hanna moved away.
Chocolate ice cream tastes like prunes.
December's come to stay.
They've taken back the Mays and Junes
Since Hanna moved away.
Flowers smell like halibut.
Velvet feels like hay.
Every handsome dog's a mutt
Since Hanna moved away.
Question: In stanza three, identify the metaphor.
Bonus (+100 points): In stanza two, identify the personification.
Metaphor: Every handsome dog's a mutt
Personification: December has taken back the Mays and Junes.
Name at least on symbol in Esperanza Rising.
The crochet blanket, the roses, the plums, the kitten, etc.
What happened when Kek went to the grocery store for the first time? Why?
He begins to cry because he is surrounded by food and remembers a child who died of starvation.
(Half points: He began to cry)
What is the difference between third-person omniscient and third-person limited?
Third-Person: the "camera" view.
Limited: The narrator tells only the thoughts and feelings of ONE character.
Omniscient: The narrator tells the thoughts and feelings of many characters.
In the survival book I read over summer, three boys were ___________(ed) on a deserted island. Being able to work together was an _________ part of survival. If they didn't work together, they wouldn't have survived!
isolated
integral
Many answers accepted (hit the hay, dime a dozen, speak of the devil, etc.)