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House on Mango Street
House on Mango Street
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1
The author dedicates her book to...
the people of Mango Street
the women
her family
2
The vignette,
Linoleum Roses
, is about a girl who marries young in order to escape her problems.
True
False
3
The tarot cards revealed that Esperanza would ...
have a big fancy house one day
become rich
find a home in her heart
4
The family's house was supposed to be...
big enough for everyone to have their own room
beautiful
temporary
5
People had stopped caring for the Vargas kids.
True
False
6
Which character is being described: "... he was just someone she danced with."
Oriental man
Papa
Geraldo
7
There are many autobiographical aspects in
House on Mango Street.
False
True
8
The Cadillac that Louis gave the girls a ride in was his own.
True
False
9
Mamacita's husband worked three jobs to bring her and their child to this country.
False
True
10
Esperanza's mother refused to write a note asking for Esperanza to be able to eat in the cafeteria.
True
False
11
Cathy told Esperanza that her family was moving out of Mango Street because Esperanza's family moved in.
True
False
12
Mama says, "You know why I quit school? Because I didn't have nice clothes."
True
False
13
At her first job, an "Oriental" man kissed Esperanza on the mouth.
True
False
14
Many females on Mango Street try to escape their lives by ...
running away
going to college
getting married
15
She read the tarot cards for Esperanza
Cathy
Rafaela
Elenita
16
The jump-rope game that the girls play is called "Double-Dutch"
True
False
17
Sister Superior invited Esperanza to eat in the school cafeteria.
True
False
18
Who leans out the window and "dreams her hair is like Rapunzel's."
Marin
Great-grandmother
Rafaela
19
Sally is "a girl who comes in with her face all beaten and black can't be falling off the stairs."
False
True
20
The Oriental man told Esperanza that it was his birthday, and then he kisses her.
False
True
21
Sally left Esperanza near the carnival ride.
False
True
22
Sally is Esperanza's younger sister.
True
False
23
The author uses the following techniques in her writing.
Simile and metaphor
Dialogue and dialect
Sensory and personification
Rhyme and repetition
24
Before moving to Mango Street, the family lived...
on Loomis and Keeler
in a housing project
on 5th Avenue
25
When Esperanza "left the table like a man," it was a sign of...
rebellion
weakness
hurt feelings
26
What happened to Rose Vargas' husband?
He was run over by a garbage truck
He ran off without leaving her anything
He lost his job
27
One name that Esperanza wanted for herself was
Captian America
Mary
Zeze the X
28
The Three Sister tell Esperanza she must...
have many children
get married
return home once she leaves
29
Sally got married ...
before her high school graduation
before eighth grade
because she was pregnant
30
More than anything, Esperanza wishes for a new...
family
school
home
31
Who "...wakes up in tired in the dark, combs his hair with water...and is gone before we wake."
Geraldo
Louis
Esperanza's father
32
What did all of the girls want?
nail polish
hips
long hair
33
Who is "...an ugly daughter...the one nobody comes for."
Sally
Nenny
Esperanza
34
Who is described as a "wild horse of a woman"?
Great-grandmother
Esperanza's mother
Esperanza the narrator
35
Her husband locked her in the house.
Esperanza's mother
Rafaela
Marin
36
Who works at Peter Pan Photo Finishers?
Esperanza's mother
Rafaela
Esperanza
37
Marin is "waiting for a car to stop. a star to fall, someone to change her life."
True
False
38
The other Esperanza is the main character's
aunt
great-grandmother
grandmother
39
Esperanza is an only-child.
False
True
40
Who "inherited her mama's rolling pin, sleepiness, is young and smart and studies for the first time at the university.
Sally
Alicia
Marin
41
The husbands of Sally and Rafaela imprison them in their homes.
False
True
42
The novella takes place in Los Angeles.
False
True
43
Esperanza will offer the bums a place to live in her attic because she knows what it's like to be homeless.
False
True
