Cantaloupes
Where did Esperanza meet Isabel?
At the train station.
What did Miguel teach Esperanza to do?
Sweep
Why did Miguel, Alfonoso, and Hortensia come to California?
To work there
What food burned on the stove?
Beans
What season are the workers planning to strike again?
Spring
What does Esperanza try to do but fails?
Hear the Earth's heartbeat.
What did Marta call Esperanza when she was sleeping?
What does Marta compare the workers to?
Kittens
What food did Esperanza feed the babies?
Plums
Why did Esperanza want a job so badly?
To get money to bring Abuelita up to California and to pay any hospital bills.
What did Mama say to the immigration official when he asks "And what is your purpose for entering the United States?"
"To work"
Who is Isabel's best friend?
Silvia
What was the special package Miguel and Alfonso brought with them from Mexico?
Papa's roses
What disease does Mama get?
Valley Fever
What is a danger of striking?
Repatriation
Losing your job
No money for a time period
Why did Miguel and Alfonso almost miss the train?
They were watering the secret package.
What animal does Esperanza say they are living like in the camp?
What is one thing Esperanza is going to pray for?
For Papa.
That Miguel will find a job on the railroad.
For help taking care of Pepe and Lupe while Isabel is at school.
White coconut candy with a red stripe on the top.
That Abuelita will get well, get her money from Tio Luis' bank and join them in California.
What is Isabel's cats name?
Chiquita
What job did Esperanza get?
Cutting Potato Eyes
What does Mama tell Josefina and Juan to call her? (Think about her first name)
Ramona
What time did the trucks leave with the workers every morning?
6:30 AM
Why is the chapter called Almonds?
Because Esperanza agrees to go to the jamaica because Josefina is making Almond Flan for it and that is one of Esperanza's favorite sweets.
Where were Mama, Hortensia, and Josefina during the dust storm?
Why does Hortensia tell Esperanza it is a bad idea to write to Abuelita?
Her uncles are probably watching/spying on all the mail coming in and out of the post office.