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Esperanza Rising - Chapter 7 - Las Almendras (Almonds) pp. 121 - 138
Esperanza Rising - Chapter 7 - Las Almendras (Almonds) pp. 121 - 138
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Please carefully answer each reading comprehension question from chapter 7 in Esperanza Rising.
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1
Isabel says her father does not like it when Marta comes to the jamaicas. Why? (p. 129M)
She brings uninvited guests.
She is cruel to animals.
None of the above.
She is always talking about striking.
2
Why does Marta know English? (p. 129B)
She was born in the United States and is a citizen of the country.
She has an English tutor.
She has been studying English at school.
All of the above.
3
What are Marta and her friends planning to do in two weeks at the cotton farm? (p. 133B)
Strike for higher wages and better housing.
None of the above.
Set the cotton crop on fire so the farm owner will lose everything.
Find jobs at a better farm at the height of cotton-picking season.
4
What is Esperanza waiting for at the washtub? (p. 126M)
None of the above.
The twins' soiled diapers.
The dirty dishes.
Hortensia to wash her.
5
Although Esperanza is in the middle of a crowd at the jamaica, she still feels ______. (p. 131M)
Miserable.
Happy.
Alone.
None of the above.
6
What does Isabel desperately want at the jamaica? (p. 131B)
A kitten.
A puppy.
Almonds.
Flan.
7
Why do people like Josefina come to the United States from Mexico? (p. 132M)
To work.
All of the above.
To care/provide for their families.
To become citizens.
8
After hearing about Marta and her family, Esperanza feels ______ talking to Isabel about the richness of her prior life.
None of the above.
Happy.
Guilty.
Upset.
9
What does Mama mean when she says, "Didn't I tell you that Papa's heart would find us wherever we go?" (p. 125T)
The blanket Esperanza is crocheting is filled with memories of Papa.
The doll is filled with memories of Papa.
The planted rose bush contains memories of Papa.
None of the above.
10
Marta compares people in the camps that don't ask for what is "rightfully theirs" to ______. (p. 132T)
Angry strikers.
Starving people.
Homeless peasants.
Small, meek animals.
11
Mama will pray for everything that Esperanza prays for in addition to praying for ______. (p. 138T)
A new husband that will not want to send Esperanza away to boarding school.
All of the above.
The arrest of Tios Luis & Marco for setting El Rancho de las Rosa on fire.
Esperanza getting strong no matter what happens.
12
Esperanza prays for: a railroad job for Miguel; taking better care of the twins; getting coconut candy, & ___. (p. 137)
Marta and her to become best friends.
A better Abuelita to come soon with money.
A new dress and purse for Mama.
A new doll with beautiful clothes for herself.
13
Josefina says that if the Mexicans strike, the big farms will_______. (p. 135T)
None of the above.
Increase wages and improve living conditions.
Be ruined.
Hire others.
14
What had Alfonso and Miguel carried, watered, and planted from Aguascalientes? (p. 124T)
Cuttings from the roots of a guava plant.
None of the above.
Grape vines.
Cuttings from the roots of the rose bushes.
