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What is the one item that Esperanza manages to save from being burned in the house fire?
The porcelain doll that Papa gave her for her birthday.
What was the name of the ranch where Esperanza lived?
El Rancho de las Rosas
What did Mama give to the little girl on the train?
Yarn Doll
Where was Esperanzas home, El Rancho de las Rosas, located?
Aguascalientes, Mexico.
What was Esperanza's nickname?
Anza
What was the superstition of bad luck that foreshadowed the fall of the Ortega Household?
Esperanza pricked her finger from a rose with thorns.
What was inside the box the nuns brought to Esperanza’s home from the convent?
Travel papers and clothes from the poor.
Who owned the land after Esperanza's father died?
Esperanza's uncle, Tio Luis
What are Mama's and Esperanza's jobs at the camp?
Mama's job was to pack the grapes in the sheds. Esperanza's job was to stay with Isabel and watch the babies.
What was Esperanza saving up money for?
To bring Abuelita home to them.
What kind of camp did Esperanza move to in America?
A Company Camp
What did the immigration officer ask Esperanza and her mother for?
Proof of work documents
What kind of camp does Marta live at?
A Migrant Camp
What did Mama crochet on the train ride?
Lace Doilies
What did the old lady give Esperanza’s mom after their talk on the train?
Two chickens in a bag
What were Miguel and Alfonso doing every train stop?
Watering Papa’s roses
Why did Mama and Esperanza have to share a house with Miguel’s Family?
They needed to have a male head of household.
How does Esperanza describe her and Miguel in the beginning of the book?
As having a deep river running between them.
Where did Miguel get a job?
Machine shop at the railroad
What is the one fruit Lupe will not eat?
Bananas
What color was Chiquita?
Orange
What kind of trees are across from Esperanza’s house at the camp?
China berry and mulberry
Is Abuelita Esperanza’s maternal or paternal grandmother?
Maternal
What is Tio Marco’s Job?
Mayor
What was the title of the last chapter of the book?
Grapes