Esperanza Rising: Cantaloupes and Onions Pages 81-120
In your group, discuss your answers to these questions. Then we will discuss them as a class.
Chapter 6 Los Melones / Cantalopes

1. What does Isabel tell Esperanza about life in the camp?

2. How do you think Esperanza feels as she listens to Isabel?

3. Who is Marta? How does she treat Esperanza? Why?

4. What does Marta want the farm workers to do? Why?


Chapter 7 Las Cebollas / Onions

1. What are the living conditions like at the camp? What surprises Esperanza about them?

2. Esperanza embarrasses herself in front of the others at the camp? How?

3. Explain why Esperanza needs help from Isabel and Miguel to complete the simplest tasks.

4. How does Esperanza’s attitude start to change at the end of this chapter?