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Pam Muñoz RyanA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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CHAPTERS 1-4
Reading Check
1. How does Esperanza’s father teach her to listen to the Earth?
2. What happens the night before Esperanza’s 13th birthday?
3. What are Esperanza’s uncle’s jobs?
4. Who are Hortensia, Alfonso, and Luis to Esperanza and her family?
5. What special ritual does not happen on the morning of Esperanza’s 13th birthday?
6. What plan do the adults share with Esperanza and Miguel?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. Describe Esperanza’s uncles, Tío Luis and Tío Marco.
2. How do Esperanza, her family, and the ranch become indebted to Tío Luis, her father’s stepbrother?
3. Why does Tío Luis insist on Ramona (Esperanza’s mother) marrying him? How does he try to force Ramona to cooperate with his proposal?
4. How does Abuelita comfort Esperanza about the changes she is facing?
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