| A | B |
| Esperanza'a family | Mama, Papa, Carlos,Kiki,Nenny |
| Esperanza's name in English means | Hope |
| what Esperanza does not want to inherit | her place by the window |
| Object Esperanza buys for five dollars | bike |
| What did Louie's cousin bring? | a fancy car(stolen) |
| What happened to Louie's cousin? | arrested |
| What is Marin waiting for? | someone to change her life(car stop) |
| Women with so many children | Rose Vargas |
| What is wrong with Vargas kids | too much, too many and bad |
| What happened to Angel Vargas | learned to fly and fell to earth |
| Esperanza's first role model | Marin |
| Raphaela's life | locked in house and drinking papaya juice |
| Mamacita's problem | Fat and no speak english |
| Alicia's two traits | sees mice and goes to college |
| Sally's life | double life; dresses one way at home and another @school |
| Earl of Tenn.'s job | jukebox repairman |
| What's strange about Earl's wife? | She's different all the time |
| Geraldo with no last name prob | No ID, no family |
| Esperanza's last name | Cordero |
| Rice sandwich theme | Author eats lunch at school;gets shamed about her housing |
| story where Esperanza talks of dying | monkey garden |
| two women in abusive situations | Minerva and Sally |
| why is Esperanza upset in Monkey Garden | Sally is kissing the boys and nobody cares |
| What is Monkey Garden like in the beginning? | Garden of Eden |
| What does Darius call the clouds | God |
| Body part that Esperanza talks about | Hips |
| What's good for holding babies and needed to dance | Hips |