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Book: Esperanza Rising
Author: Pam Munoz
Chapter 1: Las Uvas
1. 12 years
2. Aguascalientes, Mexico
3. El Rancho de Las Rosas
4. Ramona & Sixto Ortega
5. Marisol Rodriguez
6. fruit rancher
7. 1924-30s
8. 10 years
9. cats
10. because she was a widowed
11. she was trying to say that life has difficulties
12. the housekeeper
13. Hortensia’s husband
14. Hortensia’s & Alfonso’s son
15. He meant that Miguel & Esperanza come from different social classes
16. Sixto’s older step brothers
17. bank president
18. mayor
19. they loved money & power more than people
20. he was murdered
Chapter 2: Las Papayas
1. he was ambushed and killed
2. Marisol’s father
3. He delivered papayas
4. The funeral
5. 3 days
6. That he was in control of the ranch
7. The house was left to Ramona, but control of the ranch to his brother
8. Tio Luis
9. Yes
10. Yes
11. Yes
12. Answers will vary
Chapter 3: Los Higos
1. It burned down
2. Miguel
3. They burned
4. Answers will vary
5. He offered to marry Ramona and build her a bigger house
6. He will send Esperanza away
7. Yes
Chapter 4: Las Guayabas
1. wagon
2. Zacatecas
3. spies working for the uncles
4. They talked about the house robbery when papa was away
5. His reward was the train ticket
6. 2 days
7. The train had compartments, leather seats, bench seats, dining car, the hissing and spewing steam
8. This was part of life in this area. It was acceptable.
9. Answers will vary
10. una palanca
11. Answers will vary
Chapter 5: Los Melones
1. Mexicali
2. They had to go through immigration
3. Some people were sent back. She felt sorry for them.
4. Yes, but they were able to hop on
5. They were looking for water
6. Los Angeles
7. Juan, Josefina, Isabel
8. September
9. a truck
10. yes
11. Answers will vary
12. Martha
13. Answers will vary- where are all your fine things
14. killed in the revolution
15. Answers will vary- they will be separated
16. parties
17. no
Chapter 6: Las Cebollas
1. Yes, because since they were in the U.S. she expected better conditions
2. Yes, Answers will vary
3. to take care of babies
4. to show Esperanza around
5. picking grapes
6. picking grapes
7. packing grapes
8. packing grapes
9. packing grapes
10. Alfonso’s wife
11. Hortensia’s husband
12. Juan’s wife
13. Josefina’s husband and Alfonso’s brother
14. related to Alfonso
15. She is Josefina’s & Juan’s daughter
16. Lupe & Pepe
17. Josefina & Juan
18. Sweeping, cleaning & watching the twins
19. Railroad yard in Bakersfield
20. fixing engines
21. Isabel’s best friend
22. No
23. They were hired to lay tracks & dig ditches
24. mechanics
Chapter 7: Las Almendras
1. rose bud
2. They will hire other people and fire them
Chapter 8: Las Ciruelas
1. to school
2. ripe plums
3. they got sick
4. grapes
5. 7
6. 90% hot
7. the day of the strike
8. yes
9. a dust storm
10. Chiquita
11. No, because the owners were ready and the dust storm hit
12. They were full of dust
13. a week
14. yes
15. Valley Fever
16. If you’re not a native to the region, your lungs get dust spores
17. 6 months to get full strength
Chapter 9: Las Papas
1. She is stable, not getting worse nor better
2. County Hospital
3. Alfonso
4. To work and earn money to pay for her train ticket
5. She said things are calm, but they are organizing
6. That there might be problems
7. lose their cabins or be sent back to Mexico
8. for her mother to get better
9. anything
10. Answers will vary
11. Not to forget about her
Chapter 10: Los Aguacates
1. Saturdays and Sundays
2. pneumonia
3. 3, several
4. Mr. Yakota
5. money orders
6. Martha and her mother
7. strikers camp/farm
8. it was disgusting and pitiful- answers will vary
9. less than 50 cents
10. food to feed his family
11. dried beans
12. piñata
13. their bags of groceries
14. at the machine shop at the railroad
Chapter 11: Los Esparragos
1. asparagus
2. guards
3. snakes, broken glass, and razor blades
4. they didn’t, they looked for strikers to deport
5. yes
6. Marta
7. No one was there, the camp was abandoned
Chapter 12: Los Duraznos
1. Queen of the May
2. Teacher will choose the best 3rd grade student
3. Yes, Esperanza’s friend told her that English speakers were chosen
4. That the owner of the farm is buying army barracks for them. They will have indoor plumbing
5. A swimming pool and indoor plumbing
6. He lost his job working on motors and started digging ditches & laying track
7. Answers will vary
8. No
9. The teacher made her decision on more than grades
10. a doll
11. yes
12. almost a year
13. someone took her money
Chapter 13: Las Uvas
1. Miguel
2. Josefina & Alfonso with news
3. To tell her she needs to be at the bus station
4. He got/brought Esperanza’s grandmother from Mexico
5. Miguel contacted her through the church and snuck her out during the night
6. Answers will vary
Book: Esperanza Rising
Author: Pam Munoz
Chapter 1: Las Uvas
1. 12 years
2. Aguascalientes, Mexico
3. El Rancho de Las Rosas
4. Ramona & Sixto Ortega
5. Marisol Rodriguez
6. fruit rancher
7. 1924-30s
8. 10 years
9. cats
10. because she was a widowed
11. she was trying to say that life has difficulties
12. the housekeeper
13. Hortensia’s husband
14. Hortensia’s & Alfonso’s son
15. He meant that Miguel & Esperanza come from different social classes
16. Sixto’s older step brothers
17. bank president
18. mayor
19. they loved money & power more than people
20. he was murdered
Chapter 2: Las Papayas
1. he was ambushed and killed
2. Marisol’s father
3. He delivered papayas
4. The funeral
5. 3 days
6. That he was in control of the ranch
7. The house was left to Ramona, but control of the ranch to his brother
8. Tio Luis
9. Yes
10. Yes
11. Yes
12. Answers will vary
Chapter 3: Los Higos
1. It burned down
2. Miguel
3. They burned
4. Answers will vary
5. He offered to marry Ramona and build her a bigger house
6. He will send Esperanza away
7. Yes
Chapter 4: Las Guayabas
1. wagon
2. Zacatecas
3. spies working for the uncles
4. They talked about the house robbery when papa was away
5. His reward was the train ticket
6. 2 days
7. The train had compartments, leather seats, bench seats, dining car, the hissing and spewing steam
8. This was part of life in this area. It was acceptable.
9. Answers will vary
10. una palanca
11. Answers will vary
Chapter 5: Los Melones
1. Mexicali
2. They had to go through immigration
3. Some people were sent back. She felt sorry for them.
4. Yes, but they were able to hop on
5. They were looking for water
6. Los Angeles
7. Juan, Josefina, Isabel
8. September
9. a truck
10. yes
11. Answers will vary
12. Martha
13. Answers will vary- where are all your fine things
14. killed in the revolution
15. Answers will vary- they will be separated
16. parties
17. no
Chapter 6: Las Cebollas
1. Yes, because since they were in the U.S. she expected better conditions
2. Yes, Answers will vary
3. to take care of babies
4. to show Esperanza around
5. picking grapes
6. picking grapes
7. packing grapes
8. packing grapes
9. packing grapes
10. Alfonso’s wife
11. Hortensia’s husband
12. Juan’s wife
13. Josefina’s husband and Alfonso’s brother
14. related to Alfonso
15. She is Josefina’s & Juan’s daughter
16. Lupe & Pepe
17. Josefina & Juan
18. Sweeping, cleaning & watching the twins
19. Railroad yard in Bakersfield
20. fixing engines
21. Isabel’s best friend
22. No
23. They were hired to lay tracks & dig ditches
24. mechanics
Chapter 7: Las Almendras
1. rose bud
2. They will hire other people and fire them
Chapter 8: Las Ciruelas
1. to school
2. ripe plums
3. they got sick
4. grapes
5. 7
6. 90% hot
7. the day of the strike
8. yes
9. a dust storm
10. Chiquita
11. No, because the owners were ready and the dust storm hit
12. They were full of dust
13. a week
14. yes
15. Valley Fever
16. If you’re not a native to the region, your lungs get dust spores
17. 6 months to get full strength
Chapter 9: Las Papas
1. She is stable, not getting worse nor better
2. County Hospital
3. Alfonso
4. To work and earn money to pay for her train ticket
5. She said things are calm, but they are organizing
6. That there might be problems
7. lose their cabins or be sent back to Mexico
8. for her mother to get better
9. anything
10. Answers will vary
11. Not to forget about her
Chapter 10: Los Aguacates
1. Saturdays and Sundays
2. pneumonia
3. 3, several
4. Mr. Yakota
5. money orders
6. Martha and her mother
7. strikers camp/farm
8. it was disgusting and pitiful- answers will vary
9. less than 50 cents
10. food to feed his family
11. dried beans
12. piñata
13. their bags of groceries
14. at the machine shop at the railroad
Chapter 11: Los Esparragos
1. asparagus
2. guards
3. snakes, broken glass, and razor blades
4. they didn’t, they looked for strikers to deport
5. yes
6. Marta
7. No one was there, the camp was abandoned
Chapter 12: Los Duraznos
1. Queen of the May
2. Teacher will choose the best 3rd grade student
3. Yes, Esperanza’s friend told her that English speakers were chosen
4. That the owner of the farm is buying army barracks for them. They will have indoor plumbing
5. A swimming pool and indoor plumbing
6. He lost his job working on motors and started digging ditches & laying track
7. Answers will vary
8. No
9. The teacher made her decision on more than grades
10. a doll
11. yes
12. almost a year
13. someone took her money
Chapter 13: Las Uvas
1. Miguel
2. Josefina & Alfonso with news
3. To tell her she needs to be at the bus station
4. He got/brought Esperanza’s grandmother from Mexico
5. Miguel contacted her through the church and snuck her out during the night
6. Answers will vary
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