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Which plot event takes place during the novel’s resolution?
- Miguel gets a job in the machine shop and then loses it.
- Miguel hears the heartbeat of the land.
- Miguel helps build a shrine to Our Lady.
- Miguel takes the money orders from the valise.
During a story’s resolution, no new problems or complications are introduced.
During a story’s resolution, no new problems or complications are introduced.
During a story’s resolution, no new problems or complications are introduced.
During a story’s resolution, no new problems or complications are introduced.
Which plot event takes place during the novel’s falling action?
- Abuelita explains how Luis made it hard for her to leave Mexico.
- Abuelita has a feeling that something bad has happened to Mama.
- Abuelita finishes the crocheted blanket for Esperanza.
- Abuelita escapes from Mexico by hiding in a wagon compartment.
During a story's falling action, questions are answered, and mysteries are solved.
During a story's falling action, questions are answered, and mysteries are solved.
During a story's falling action, questions are answered, and mysteries are solved.
During a story's falling action, questions are answered, and mysteries are solved.
Which question remains unanswered even after the novel’s resolution?
- Will Abuelita teach Isabel to crochet?
- Will Miguel return to the family from northern California?
- Will Esperanza be able to go back to school and learn English?
- Will Ramona and her mother be reunited?
Think about the questions that are answered in the falling action and resolution parts of the plot.
Think about the questions that are answered in the falling action and resolution parts of the plot.
Think about the questions that are answered in the falling action and resolution parts of the plot.
Think about the questions that are answered in the falling action and resolution parts of the plot.
In Esperanza’s dream of floating above the land, what does she realize about Miguel?
- They will always have Papa’s roses growing nearby.
- They will always be farm workers.
- They now sit on the same side of the river.
- They now walk with Marta and her mother in an almond orchard.
Recall Esperanza's feelings and thoughts as she imagines floating above the California landscape a few days before her fourteenth birthday.
Recall Esperanza's feelings and thoughts as she imagines floating above the California landscape a few days before her fourteenth birthday.
Recall Esperanza's feelings and thoughts as she imagines floating above the California landscape a few days before her fourteenth birthday.
Recall Esperanza's feelings and thoughts as she imagines floating above the California landscape a few days before her fourteenth birthday.
If Miguel had told Esperanza that he was going to Mexico to bring Abuelita home, how would she have greeted this news?
- with a premonition
- skeptically
- in an infuriating way
- rumpled
Remember all the obstacles that are in the way of Abuelita coming to California—the cost, the distance, her health, and the uncles’ spies.
Remember all the obstacles that are in the way of Abuelita coming to California—the cost, the distance, her health, and the uncles’ spies.
Remember all the obstacles that are in the way of Abuelita coming to California—the cost, the distance, her health, and the uncles’ spies.
Remember all the obstacles that are in the way of Abuelita coming to California—the cost, the distance, her health, and the uncles’ spies.
Which word describes Miguel and Alfonso's grotto behind the cabin, where they plant Papa’s roses?
- rumpled
- shorthanded
- infuriated
- makeshift
Think back to the things Miguel and Alfonso used to construct the shrine. Some of their "supplies" are surprising.
Think back to the things Miguel and Alfonso used to construct the shrine. Some of their "supplies" are surprising.
Think back to the things Miguel and Alfonso used to construct the shrine. Some of their "supplies" are surprising.
Think back to the things Miguel and Alfonso used to construct the shrine. Some of their "supplies" are surprising.
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