Mexico
Man that tried to force Esperanza's mother to marry him
Who is Tio Luis?
The person Miguel saves in the house fire
Who is Abuelita?
the gift Papa gives Esperanza for every birthday
What is a porcelain doll?
They helped Esperanza and her mother escape in a wagon
Who are Alfonso and Señor Rodriguez?
What is a metaphor for Abuelita's love and good wishes?
the main crop Esperanza's father grows
What is grapes?
Miguel's dream job
What is to work for the railroad as a mechanic?
The skills Isabel teaches Esperanza on her first day in California
What is sweeping with a broom and taking care of babies?
What Alfonso and Miguel surprised Esperanza and her mother with when they arrived in California
What are roses from Papa's garden?
the "river" between Miguel and Esperanza
What is a metaphor for the financial and social divide between Esperanza and Miguel?
The reason Miguel and Esperanza can't be more than friends
What is he is a servant's son and she the daughter of a wealthy landowner?
What Esperanza thinks of the cabin in California
What is it is too small?
A nice thing Esperanza does for Marta (that is not saving her from the immigration sweep)
What is giving her a ride to her camp?
The dust storm
What is a metaphor for how Esperanza's life has gone in this story - uncontrollable and devastating.
The birthday Esperanza is anticipating
What is her thirteenth?
The way Miguel was able to go retrieve Abuelita
What is Miguel took Esperanza's money orders?
Esperanza's first job that pays her actual money
What is cutting potato eyes?
What made the babies feel better after eating plums
What is rice water?
The pneumonia
What is a metaphor for all the sadness and tragedies that Mama has had to endure?
What Papa and Esperanza do in the prologue together
What is listen to the heartbeat of the land?
Miguel's nickname for Esperanza
What is Mi Reina?
The reason Esperanza helped Marta during the immigration sweep
What is she thought of Marta's mother and couldn't leave her alone?
the stitches Abuelita taught Esperanza
What are mountains and valleys?
the "heartbeat" of the land
What is a metaphor for being connected to the land and feeling at home?