Time and place
The harvest that repeats in the story
Las uvas (grapes)
"This whole valley breathes and lives."
Papa
Fill in the blank: Officials were looking to deport all ________________
"When you first start in the sheds, the body refuses to bend, but in time, you will get used to the work."
Not willing to do something
Character who calls Esperanza "Mi reina"
Miguel
Esperanza is this age when the book first begins, excluding the prologue
12
"Do you think it is wise to tell a peasant our personal business?"
Esperanza
Type of officials who sweep the farm
Immigration
"Her clothes looked mussed from travel, but she had her same white lace handkerchief tucked into the sleeve of her dress."
Untidy, messy
The illness that causes Mama's pneumonia
Valley Fever
Tío Marco is the _________________ of Aguascalientes
Mayor
"If we don't ask for what is rightfully ours, we will never get it!"
Marta
The Mexican Revolution was partially fought between
Wealthy landowners and poor laborers
"Esperanza modeled Mama's refined manners, accepting Marisol's condolences."
Polished, put together, mature
The first names of Esperanza's parents
Ramona and Sixto
Esperanza immigrates to this area of California
Hint: It's a valley
San Joaquin Valley
"Were you really so very wealthy? Did you always get your way, and have all the dolls and fancy dresses you wanted?"
Isabel
The money orders needed to get Abuelita to the U.S. are stolen after Miguel and Esperanza fight about
Miguel's job on the railroad
"I don't want to hear your optimism about this land of possibility when I see no proof!"
Esperanza's hiding place on her way to the United States
Under the boards of a wagon
The Mexican Revolution took place during this decade
1910s
"Grieving does not suit you. I hope you will not wear black all year!"
Tío Luis
The object returned to Esperanza's family, indicating that Papa has been killed
"[The washtub] had been set on its side, forming a little shrine around a plastic statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe."
A place dedicated to something holy
Ingredients of Esperanza's birthday salad
Papaya, coconut, lime