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Esperanza Rising - Packet #4
Las Cebollas (Onions) - 100-120
Las Almendras (Almonds) - 121-138
For this section, there is no vocab. You do, however, need to find a sentence from
the book to support your answers for each question.
Chapter 6 - Las Cebollas (Onions) - 100-120
1. How does English sound to Esperanza (100-101)? What figurative language is used to
describe it? How do you think she feels being the one that doesn’t understand?
2. What does mama tell Esperanza about their new life (102-104)? Does Esperanza
agree? Why or why not?
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3. What are Esperanza’s new duties (107)? How does she feel about them?
4. What has changed about Mama (108-109)?
5. How does Esperanza react to Silvia (111-112)? Why do you think this is?
6. How does Miguel fare in finding a job with the railroad (119-120)?
Chapter 7 - Las Almendras (Almonds) - 121-138
7. What is meant by, “her bruises had been to her pride” (122)?
8. What is Alfonso’s and Miguel’s surprise (122-123)? What does this mean to Esperanza?
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9. How is Marta different than Esperanza and Isabel? Why doesn’t Isabel’s father like it
when Marta goes to the jamaicas (128-129)?
10. What does Marta do/say at the Jamaica (131-133)? How does one man respond? Why
did he think he could not take the risk of going on strike?
11. What might happen if the Mexican workers decided to strike (134-135)?
12. What does Mama pray for (137-138)? Do you think this hints at things to come? Why
or why not? Make a prediction