Show:
Geographical Places
Characters
Fruits
Story Events/Important Things(quotes)
Story Events 2
100
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Where was Esperanza born? Where was El Rancho de las Rosas?
100
Romona
Who is Esperanza's mother?
100
Grapes
What is an important crop on the ranch that you make wine from?
100
The "river that divides us"
What is the expression used to describe the separation between Esperanza and Miguel because they come from different backgrounds?
100
Strike! Strike!
What is the thing Marta wants the workers to do to improve their working conditions?
200
Zacatecas, Mexico
In what city did Esperanza and her family take the train from to go to the United States?
200
Hortensia
Who is Miguel's mother? Who is Alfonso's wife?
200
Figs
What is the fruit that gets smushed by Esperanza? What is the last fruit trees the family sees as it leaves the ranch?
200
"What's a matter, you have a silver spoon in your mouth?"
What is an insult that Marta said to Esperanza?
200
Jamaica
What is the name for a party the workers enjoy on Saturday nights?
300
Los Angeles
Where was the final stop on the train ride to the United States?
300
Two hens for her future.
Who is Carmen? Who is the poor lady they met on the train?
300
Onions
What is the crop that grows near Esperanza's camp? What is the smell that Esperanza always smells at the camp?
300
Mona, Mona
What is Esperanza's glass/porcelin doll that the girl on the train wants to see?
300
Valley Fever
What is the illness Romona has that was caused by the dust storm?
400
Oklahoma
What is a state that many farmers left from during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?
400
Tio Luis
Who is the man who wants to marry Romona? Who burns down the main house at the ranch?
400
Almond
What is a nut that Esperanza is compared to? She is coming out of her shell like a almond comes out of its shell before you eat it.
400
Sweeping the platform
What is a job that Esperanza must do at the camp?
400
Strike! Strike!
What do workers do when they are upset with their working conditions?
500
"Heartbeat of the ground"
What is the noise that Esperanza can hear when she puts her ear to the ground in Mexico that she can't hear in California?
500
"This isn't Mexico. No one will be waiting on you here."
Who is Marta?
500
Plums
What is the fruit that makes the babies sick like the dust storm made Romona sick?
500
Esperanza is almond coming out of its shell.
What is a metaphor for the changes Esperanza is experiencing in the camp? Changes include taking a bath, going to the jamaica, accepting memories of her father, learning about how important the fruit picking jobs are.
500
Rice Water/Rice Milk
What is the drink that Esperanza fed the babies when they were sick?