Jackie is writing about how esperanza changes in esperanza rising. he reads this passage. puzzled, isabel looked at esperanza. "don't you know how to wash clothes? " "well, hortensia took everything out to the laundry quarters. and the servants, they always . . " she looked at isabel and shook her head no. how can jackie best explain a change in esperanza as the story develops? at first, esperanza doesn’t know how to wash clothes, then she pays isabel to do the laundry for her. in the beginning, esperanza has to wash dirty diapers; later, she hires a maid named hortensia. esperanza is first embarrassed that she can’t do laundry, but later she decides she likes sweeping best. once esperanza had a maid to do her laundry; later, she asks isabel to teach her to wash clothes.

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return