Mexico
Esperanza
Helping Hands
Vocabulary
Misc.
100
Man that tried to force Esperanza's mother to marry him?
Who is Tio Luis?
100

What gift does Esperanza give Isabel?

What is her doll?

100
Who helped Esperanza and her mother escape?
Alfonso and Mr. Rodriquez
100

What is the definition of the word erupted?

What is exploding

100

Did Esperanza get a gift for her birthday at the end of the novel?

What is no

200
What is the main crop Esperanza's father grows?
What is grapes?
200

What gift does Esperanza get Mama at Mr. Yakota's market?

What is a pinata

200
What did Alfonso and Miguel surprise Esperanza and her mother with when they arrived in California?
Cuttings from Papa's roses
200

Name a synonym for the word menacing.

What is threatening

200
What was Miguel's dream?
To work for the railroad as a mechanic
300
The head housekeeper's name
Who is Hortensia?
300

What does Esperanza do to soften her hands after working?

What is uses avocado paste.

300
What was Esperanza's job when she was saving money to bring Abuelita there?
Cutting potato eyes
300

Name an antonym for the word marveled.

What is be indifferent/do not care/disregard

300
Why can't Miguel and Esperanza be more than friends?
He is a servant's son
400
Birthday Esperanza is anticipating
What is her thirteenth?
400

What happened when Esperanza lay down and put her ear to the ground with Miguel?

She heard the earth's heartbeat

400
What made the babies feel better after eating plums?
What is rice water
400

Give me a sentence using the word grimace

Ex. I sipped the coffee and grimaced.

400
Why did Miguel take Esperanza's money orders?
He went to get Abuelita from Mexico
500
What happened to Esperanza's father?
killed by Bandits
500
Why did Esperanza help Marta when she was in trouble?
She thought of Marta's mother and couldn't leave her alone
500
What stiches did Abuelita teach Esperanza?
Mountains and Valleys
500

Give me a sentence using the word infuriating. 

Ex. She was infuriated that she lost the game.

500

Why did Esperanza get so mad in the peaches chapter?

What is made at the discrimination that Miguel and Isabel are facing.

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