Las Papas (Potatoes)
What did Mama ask for when she was sick?
Abuelita's blanket
What did Esperanza cover her hands with to help them heal?
avocado
What did a striker throw at a woman worker?
A rock
Why did some of the farmer's want to go on strike?
For better wages and living environments
Who lived in a better camp? Esperanza or Marta?
Esperanza
What did Abuelita ask Esperanza to do?
Finish crocheting her blanket
What did Esperanza buy every other week with her money?
A money order
What are some things strikers put in the crates of asparagus?
a rat, gopher snakes, a rattlesnake, broken glass
What did immigration do to the strikers?
Sent them back to Mexico
What happened when a woman striker showed immigration her papers?
He ripped them up.
Mama needed to go to the hopsital because she was sick, weak, and what else?
Depressed
What did Esperanza buy at Mr. Yakota's store for her mother?
a pinata
What make the strikers scatter and flee?
Immigration
What did Esperanza do when she saw Marta?
She helped her disguise as a worker.
Why did Esperanza help Marta?
She didn't want her to be separated from her mother.
What did Esperanza want for Christmas?
For Mama to feel better, more work, soft hands
Where did Miguel get a new job?
The railroad
Who did Esperanza find huddled in a corner?
Marta
What did Miguel and Esperanza see when they drove past the farm after the strike?
It was deserted.
What did Esperanza do to Mama's hair in the hospital?
She brushed it and braided it into a crown.
What was Esperanza's first job to earn money?
Cut potato eyes
What is the disease called that Mama got from the dust storm?
Valley Fever
What was Esperanza looking for when she found Marta?
bands for the asparagus
The strikers only listen if you what?
Agree with them
What did Isabel want for Christmas?
Anything