Under the Feet of Jesus Quizzes

Under the Feet of Jesus Quiz 1

By Adriana Teran Doyle · Edited by Neal Adolph Akatsuka · Last reviewed November 10, 2015

1 What building does Estrella notice as the family approaches its new home?

The teepee

The barn

The main house

The garage
2 Which of the following is not Estrella's sibling?

Cookie

Ricky

Arnulfo

Gumecindo
3 Who is Perfecto?

Estrella's uncle

Estrella's father

Estrella's step-father

Estrella's grandfather
4 What are Alejo and Gumecindo doing in the orchard?

Reading comics

Stealing fruit

Praying

Playing
5 What does Perfecto find in the the family's new home?

Old clothes

An abandoned doll

A hornet's nest

A dead bird
6 Who is La Llorona?

Alejo's grandmother

Estrella's aunt

The overseer

A Mexican myth
7 What fruit does Estrella associate her father with?

A watermelon

An orange

An apple

A mango
8 What does Estrella's father do before leaving?

Buy cigarettes

Lace his shoes

Wash the dishes

Break a mirror
9 What does Estrella do to distract her brothers from their hunger?

Sing

Dance

Tickle them

Clap her hands
10 How does the boy with the cleft palate hurt himself?

He trips on a tree root.

He falls on a piece of glass.

He steps on a nail.

He twists his ankle.
11 How does Alejo cheer up the boy in the barn?

He and his cousin do a silly dance.

He blows over a glass bottle, making music.

He teaches him a clapping game.

He makes shadow puppets with his hand.
12 What reminds Estrella of struggling to read?

Her broken baby doll

Her mother's cooking

Her father's laces

Perfecto's mysterious tools
13 Who does Estrella befriend on the tomato farm?

Jack

Maxine

Eleanor

Billy
14 What does Estrella read to Maxine?

The newspaper

Advertisements

Comics

Fashion magazines
15 Why do Estrella and Maxine fight?

Maxine insults her clothing.

Maxine says her mother and Perfecto are having sex.

Maxine has a crush on Ricky.

Maxine says Mexicans are lazy.
16 Who does Alejo see in the river?

Perla

Gumecindo

Perfecto

Estrella
17 What is Estrella doing in the river?

Bathing

Washing a watermelon

Swimming

Picking flowers
18 What does Alejo bring Estrella's family?

Tortillas

Peaches

Beans

Chilies
19 Who does Alejo live with?

His brother

His cousin

His mother and father

His uncle
20 What does Petra give Alejo in return for the peaches?

A bunch of bananas

A watermelon

Chilies

Beans and tortillas
21 What does Estrella pick in the fields at the beginning of Part II?

Watermelons

Grapes

Strawberries

Oranges
22 Who does Estrella compare herself with?

A model in a magazine

The girl on the raisin boxes

Petra

Maxine
23 At what age did Estrella begin working in the fields?

10

6

8

4
24 Who sees the boy with the harelip from the barn in the grape fields?

Gumecindo

Estrella

Alejo

Ricky
25 What reminds the workers of their homes and other destinations?

A passing train

The hot sun

The refreshing rain

A honking truck

What does Perfecto mean by "there will be no tomorrow"?

Section please?

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Under the Feet of Jesus

Alejo is Estrella's friend and love interest. Alejo dreams of returning to school to study geology and encourages Estrella to think beyond work in the fields. He is poisoned with pesticides and ends the novel in the hospital.

Gumecindo is Alejo's...

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The meaning behind it

This seems like a thematic question. Check out the link below:

https://www.gradesaver.com/under-the-feet-of-jesus/study-guide/themes

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