Trivia Tuesday: Esperanza Rising

I love to read historical fiction so that I can imagine what it would be like to live in a different time period or a different country.

One of my favorite books is Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. Here are three trivia questions about the book and its author:

Do you remember when the novel takes place?
a) World War II
b) The Great Depression
c)  The French Revolution

What does the name Esperanza mean in Spanish?
a) Hope
b) Confidence
c) Struggle

Pam Muñoz Ryan wrote a picture book about two famous people meeting. Who were the famous people? a) Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice
b) Rosa Parks and Helen Keller
c) Amelia Earheart and Eleanor Roosevelt

Leave a comment with your answers!

— Brandi, STACKS Staffer

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Comments

[Comment #1]

I am pretty sure about this (I've read the book before):

1. b
2. a
3. c

How did I do?

[Comment #2]

I don't know but because of the questions i have to know the settintg because it can be world war II and in my class we're reading about world war II so far we've read Milkweed and Code Talker but we have'nt finished it yet. See ya.

[Comment #3]

All I know is that Esperanza means "hope." :)