Esperanza Rising 1
Esperanza Rising 2
Esperanza Rising 3
Vocab
Spanish Vocab
100

The people who killed Papa

Who are bandits?

100

Name four people who live in the same two small cabins as Esperanza. 

Mama, Miguel, Hortensia, Alfonso, Juan, Josefina, Isabel, Lupe, Pepe 

100

What does Miguel want to do for work?

Railroad

100

Composure means self-control in a stressful situation. Use it in a sentence!

Answers will vary

100

Abuelita 

What is Grandmother?

200

Papa's gift for Esperanza's birthday

What is a doll?

200
What is the name of the girl that has been rude to Esperanza?

Marta

200

What point of view is the story told?

What is third person?

200

What is a scythe?

What is a hand tool, curved blade for cutting grapes/gardening?

200

What is tio?

Uncle
300

Papa and Esperanza were trying to feel this when laying on the ground outside

What is the land/the heartbeat of the land?

300

Who helped Esperanza learn to clean?

Miguel :)

300

What is Esperanzas last name?

What is ortega?

300
What is an allusion? I will also take the example in the book. 
A reference to a well known person, place or event used to help make a comparison. Ex: Cinderalla/Esperanza
300

Las Uvas

What is Grapes?

400

What does Mama change about her appearance that Esperanza notices?

Hairstyle

400

What item was Tio Luis wearing of Papas?

What is the belt?

400

Was Papa mending the fence or building it when he was killed?

What is mending?

400

What does it mean when someone is pretentious?

What is trying to impress people, snobbish?

400

Los Papayas?

Papayas

500

The house was left to these people in Papa's will

Tio Luis inherited it because it was not customary to leave property to women. 

500

What did the woman on the train to Cali give Mama?

Chickens

500

What is the name of Esperanzas new friend who helps her with the babies?

Isabel

500

Who is most related to the word pretentious, who was acting pretentious?

Who is Tio Luis?

500

Mi Riena

My Queen