Chapter 1
What is the title of the book?
Esperanza Rising
How does Papa die?
Tio Luis and Tio Marco send bandits to kill Papa.
Anguish means...
Agony and pain
Where does the family talk about going after the fire?
The United States
True or False: the train was clean and did not smell bad?
False
How old was Esperanza at the beginning of the book?
6 years old
What birthday was Esperanza about to celebrate?
Her 13th birthday
Which uncle proposes to Mama?
Tio Luis
There is a disaster that happens at the beginning of Chapter 4, what is the disaster?
Esperanza's house was set on fire.
The name of the town that Esperanza is from is?
Aguascalientes
Where does Esperanza and her family live?
El Rancho de las Rosas
Who is Abuelita?
Esperanza's grandmother
What did Esperanza receive from Papa every year on her birthday?
A porcelain doll
False, she agreed to marry Tio Luis.
Mesmerized means?
Fascinated
Papa and Esperanza laid where to listen to the heartbeat?
They laid on the ground to listen to the Earth's heartbeat.
There are three servants that work at the ranch, who are they?
Hortensia, Alfonso, and Miguel.
The sentence in the book that states:"In Mexico we stand on different sides of the River." Who are the people that this is referring to?
Miguel and Esperanza
Discreetly means...
Cautious
When the group left, where did Mama and Esperanza ride on the wagon?
They were on the floor under cover and under a load of guavas.
What is the year at the beginning of the story?
1924
Name one of Esperanza's friends introduced in this chapter. There are three total.
Marisol Rodriguez, Chita, and Bertina.
Papa and Mama's real names are?
Sixto and Ramona Ortega
Where does Abuelita stay when the rest of the family leave for the US?
At a convent with her sisters
The lady on the train, Carmen, had a few animals; what were those animals?
She had six chickens.