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The House on Mango Street Review
The House on Mango Street Review
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Mostly comprehension/reading check questions - some examples of figurative language at the end.
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1
What does Esperanza's name mean in Spanish?
hope
bravery
love
beauty
2
How does Esperanza feel about her mother?
She feels safe, loved,and comfortable with her mother
She loves her, but she works too much to think about it
She hates her mother's shouting and criticism
She loves her, but her mother died years ago
3
How does Esperanza react to the incident with Sally?
She retaliates by revealing that Sally's dad beats her
She laughs loudly and buries her necklace under the truck
She attacks Sally and punches her in the eye
She wants to die and never returns to the Monkey Garden
4
What do Esperanza, Rachel, and Lucy receive from the family of little feet?
two leather purses and a leather belt
homemade egg rolls and rice
picture books and blank notepads
three pairs of high-heeled shoes
5
They are wearing shiny Sunday shoes without socks.
simile
alliteration
personification
metaphor
6
Who is Cathy?
the girlfriend of Sire, the boy Esperanza likes
a neighbor who insults Esperanza
a girl from school who invites Esperanza to her big house
the school bully who makes fun of Esperanza's rice sandwich
7
Why is Esperanza interested in Sally?
Sally has a reputation for being selfish
Sally is a better writer than Esperanza
Sally is the first Mexican student to win the spelling bee
Sally is a girl who acts differently at school and at home
8
Who is "Geraldo No Last Name"
Someone who worked with Esperanza until he got deported
A man who Marin danced with one night
The chef at Esperanza's favorite restaurant
A janitor at the kids' school
9
Who is the obedient daughter and university student?
Sally
Esperanza
Elenita
Alicia
10
The House on Mango Street
is divided into brief evocative sections best known as...
stories
snapshots
vignettes
chapters
11
How is Louie's mother keeping his female cousin, Marin, busy during the day?
Marin has to make the family's food from scratch
Marin is learning to read and write in English
Marin babysits Louie's little sisters
Marin volunteers with the nuns at Esperanza's school
12
What are Alicia's dreams for her future?
She hopes to graduate from university
She wishes she could open her own restaurant
She wants to become a movie star and model
She dreams of marrying a good man like her father
13
There were sunflowers big as flowers on Mars
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
alliteration
14
Who is the fortuneteller?
Mama
Esperanza
Elenita
Alicia
15
What is the house on Mango Street like?
It is a small red house with a few trees out front
It is falling down and barely has running water
It is four stories high with a lush lawn and garden
It is a two-story blue and brick house with a treehouse
16
Why does Esperanza go to a fortuneteller?
she wants to know if Sire will ever notice her
the fortuneteller offers Esperanza a free reading
Esperanza wants to know if she will ever get her own house
Esperanza wants to learn about fortunetelling
17
"Ready and waiting like a new Buick with the keys in the ignition."
simile
personification
metaphor
alliteration
18
Why does Esperanza plan to welcome bums into the attic of her adult home?
she wants to be kind
she wants to scare people who come to visit
she heard that bums keep houses warm
her Catholic faith says she should help the poor
19
What is the problem with Rosa Vargas's children?
They are wild and out of control
They are always sick
They struggle in school
They keep running away from home
20
What do the three mysterious sisters see in Esperanza's future?
she will have four children but no husband
she will be a beautiful woman, by cruel to men
she will be a successful writer, but lonely
she will leave Mango Street and go far away
21
What does the bum man offer to trade with Rachel?
an empty bottle for a full one
a dollar for a kiss
to clean her yard for a meal
to move out of the way so she can ride around the block
22
she is always sad like a house on fire
metaphor
simile
alliteration
personifcation
23
squinty-eyed stars
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
simile
24
What advice does Mama give Esperanza?
devote your life to your man, and he will take care of you
avoid feeling shame because it can keep you down
once we stop experiencing culture (opera, ballet), we die
learn to speak two languages
25
What do the three sisters and Alicia convince Esperanza to do?
to stay on Mango street and improve the neighborhood
to speak about her feelings to the people she loves
to keep writing and send her manuscripts out for publication
to return to Mango Street so she doesn't forget who she is
26
The House on Mango Street is known as ...
an epic poem
a novella
a novel
an anthology
27
How does Esperanza behave toward her sister, Nenny, at the beginning of the novella?
They are best friends who tell each other everything.
She feels Nenny is an annoyance and avoids her at all costs
She feels Nenny is a responsibility, and not a true friend.
They are so far apart
28
Why doesn't Esperanza talk to Sire about her feelings for him?
He has three jobs and goes to school, so he has no time
He already has a girlfriend and Esperanza is too shy
He does not know Esperanza even exists
Sire is too heartbroken from a recent breakup
29
What do the girls do with the items from the family with little feet?
they hide them
they play dress-up
the eat them
they read them
30
What does Sally do in the Monkey Garden?
She hides in an old truck for over an hour
She trades kisses with some boys
She discovers a buried wallet
she tells Esperanza's secrets to everyone
31
How do the neighbor's deal with the Vargas kids?
They shout and throw things at them
They help Rosa with her housework so she can watch them
They work together to watch them
They ignore them
32
the twangy yakkety-yak of the people who owned him
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
personification
simile
33
"I'll shake the sky like a hundred violins."
simile
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
34
Esperanza examines the difference between...
her neighborhood and Cathy's new neighborhood
Catholicism and Judaism
girls' and boys' lives
private and public schools
35
...with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath.
personification
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
36
What happens to Esperanza at the Carnival?
She gets stabbed
She gets drunk
She loses her purse
She is raped
37
How does Esperanza meet and become friends with Rachel and Lucy?
She teaches them how to tune their bikes
They get in a bike accident
She contributes money to buy and share a used bike
She takes them to Gil's bike shop to buy a new bike
38
Who kissed boys in the Monkey Garden?
Mama
Alicia
Esperanza
Sally
39
"Until then, I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor."
metaphor
personification
simile
alliteration
40
Why does Esperanza disapprove of Sally's marriage to an older man?
Sally is just using him to get what she wants
The man is old and sick and will die soon
Esperanza is jealous
Sally's husband is controlling
41
Who is Esperanza's namesake, the person she is named after?
her auntie
her grandmother
a famous Chicago politician
a character in a folktale
42
What do the girls realize as a result of the items from the family with little feet?
it is going to rain soon
their bodies are maturing into bodies of women
they don't have to dress up to look like princesses
they can read harder books than they thought
43
After Alicia's mother died, what did Alicia's father expect her to do?
vacuum the house daily
schedule his doctor's appointments
cook for him
clear the table and wash his dishes
44
With my porch and my pillows, my pretty purple petunias.
alliteration
simile
personfication
hyperbole
45
What is the narrator's name?
Nenny
Sally
Esperanza
an unnamed neighbor
46
nylons the color of smoke
hyperbole
personifcation
imagery
alliteration
47
The several vignettes about _____ are evidence that Esperanza is searching for a role model.
writers
women
church leaders
high school students
48
What do Mamcita, Minerva, Rafaela, and Sally have in common?
They all love papaya juice and cumbias
They all have beautiful babies to take care of
Tehy all have men who control and mistreat them
They all attend college
49
What happened to Louie's male cousin?
he is arrested for stealing a car
he is the first person in his family to go to college
he gets married and moves back to Puerto Rico
he gets deported for having an expired green card
50
What does Esperanza want to do for lunch at school?
she wants to work as lunch monitor
she wants to buy a hot lunch
she wants to go home to watch television
she wants to eat in the cafeteria
