Esperanza Rising Pg. 81-138

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