Introduction
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Who Said It?
100

What college did Sandra Cisneros attend?

What is Loyola University?

100

Who encouraged Esperanza to write poems and follow her love of writing?

Who is Minerva?

100

"I don't have diamonds"

Who is Sandra Cisneros?

200

What does "otro modo de ser" mean?

What is "another way to be?"

200

What does Esperanza's name mean in Spanish?

What is sadness, waiting, too many letters?

200
"You all see that cloud, that fat one there?... That's God"

Who is Darius?

300

Where does Cisneros do all of her writing?

What is her kitchen?

300

Where did Sally end up at the end of the book?

What is married and locked away by her husband?

300

Who is this about "And always there is someone offering sweeter drinks, someone promising to keep them on a silver string?"

Who is Rafaela?

400

Why does Esperanza's father want her to come home?

What is breaking away from Mexican tradition?

400

Who told Esperanza that she is going to be back, that she can't erase her past?

Who are the three sisters?

400

"To be this beautiful is trouble"

Who is Sally's father?

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