Esperanza Rising Pg. 81-138
Across
- 1. What does Esperanza learn to listen for when caring for babies?
- 5. What food does Esperanza have difficulty preparing at first?
- 7. What state does Esperanza move to after leaving Mexico?
- 10. What type of melon is commonly harvested in the fields?
- 11. Who strongly supports the workers’ strike and disagrees with Esperanza’s wealthy background?
- 12. What fruit is harvested in the chapter “Los Mangos”?
- 13. Who is Esperanza’s friend and Alfonso’s son?
- 14. Who is Miguel’s father and Hortensia’s husband?
- 15. What fruit is featured in the chapter “Las Ciruelas”?
- 17. What do the workers organize to protest their working conditions?
Down
- 2. Who begins to change from a spoiled girl into a more responsible person?
- 3. What is the English translation of “Las Ciruelas”?
- 4. What vegetable does Esperanza learn to prepare while working?
- 6. What skill does Esperanza learn from Abuelita?
- 8. What quality does Esperanza gradually develop as she learns to care for herself and her family?
- 9. Who is Miguel’s mother and Esperanza’s former family servant?
- 10. Where does Esperanza live with her family and other farm workers?
- 11. What crop do the workers pick in “Los Melones”?
- 13. Who is the young girl who challenges Esperanza’s ideas about wealth and poverty?
- 16. Who is Esperanza’s grandmother who remains in Mexico?