Esperanza Rising Row 1
In the beginning of the book, what age is Esperanza turning?
13
What divided Esperanza and Miguel?
Miguel is poor and Esperanza is rich.
What item to the uncle's bring of Papa to show something bad has happened?
Belt Buckle
Where does Esperanza and her family decide to go to escape the evil uncles?
California, USA
What happened to Esperanza's house, and who did it?
Burn down and Tio Luis.
What does Papa give Esperanza every year for her birthday?
A doll.
What does Tio Luis suggest Mama does with him to keep the land?
Marry him.
What does the family celebrate (with a party) at the end of the book?
Esperanza's 14th birthday
Who does Miguel bring back with him in Bakersfield?
Abuelita.
What work does Miguel do when they first come to California?
Digging and laying Railroad tracks.
What jobs do Tio Luis and Tio Marco have?
Mayor and Banker.
What are the items the striking workers placed in the crates of asparagus?
a rat, glass, snakes, and razor blades
What job does Esperanza not know how to do?
Sweep
What is the first job Esperanza does to help pay for Mama's hospital bills? Hint: Cutting out...
Potato eyes, potatoes
What job does Miguel help Esperanza learn?
Sweep
What happens to some of the strikers when the government comes to stop them?
They are deported.
Why did Esperanza help Marta?
So Marta can go back to her mother.
What competition does Isabela hope to win at school?
Queen of the May
What gift does Esperanza give to Isabel when she loses the competition?
Her porcelain doll.
Who does Esperanza believe stole the money out of her valise?
Miguel
What did Miguel bring to America that he had to water?
Roses
Where do more workers come from that forces Miguel to dig ditches for money?
Oklahoma
What illness did Mama get from the dust storm?
Valley Fever
Why won't Mama strike?
She doesn't want to lose out on earning money.
What did Miguel and Alfonso plant behind the cabin they were all staying at?
Papa's roses