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House on Mango Street (Mid-Novel-Sections 1-4)
House on Mango Street (Mid-Novel-Sections 1-4)
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Reading Comprehension for "The House on Mango Street"
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1
What item did Alicia "inherit," symbolizing the chores she now must do after her mom's death?
Apron
Needle and thread
Rolling pin
Vacuum
2
What does Esperanza think of her new house?
She LOVES it!
She likes it a little.
She HATES it!
She is disappointed with it.
3
Where is Marin's family originally from (where she says she'll go back to marry her boyfriend)?
Canada
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Cuba
4
What is the relationship between Rachel and Lucy?
best friends
sisters
mother and daughter
cousins
5
Why are the Vargas children engaging in such bad behavior?
They want to be arrested.
They want their mother's attention.
They don't know any better.
They are mentally ill.
6
How did Louie get the yellow Cadillac he is driving?
He inherited it from his brother.
He saved his money to buy it.
He won the lottery and bought it.
He stole it.
7
What happens to Esperanza in the coatroom of her workplace?
She matches negatives with their prints.
She has lunch with her colleagues.
She is tricked and kissed by an old man.
She makes a bunch of new friends.
8
The previous incident suggests that she is still ___________ about making choices in the world.
Angry
Excited
Embarrassed
Naive
9
What did Meme break at the First Annual Tarzan Jumping Contest?
both arms
both legs
his back
his nose
10
What does Esperanza's name mean?
Peace
Hope
Love
Joy
11
What does Esperanza claim there is not enough of on Mango Street?
Sky
Houses
People
Parks
12
In "And Some More," what does Nenny choose to do while Esperanza, Lucy, and Rachel argue?
She reads quietly.
She goes home.
She names clouds.
She plays double-dutch.
13
Who is the owner of the junk store?
Louie (Marin's cousin)
Esperanza's father
Gil (an older black man)
Darius ( a rich man)
14
What does the rice sandwich that Esperanza eats imply what about her family's economic status?
They are quite poor.
They need to go food shopping.
They forgot to buy lunch meat.
They love carbs.
15
How are the high heel shoes that the girls wear in "The Family of Little Feet" dangerous?
They are flammable and could burst into flames any moment.
They could fall and sprain their ankles in them.
They make them look older and get inappropriate attention.
They are stolen and the girls could be arrested.
16
How many siblings does Esperanza have?
Only one sister
Two brothers and one sister
Only one brother
Two sisters and one brother
17
Where is Mango Street?
New York City
Chicago
Boston
Waltham
18
What is the main theme of the vignette, "Those Who Don't?"
Friendship
Following your dreams
Stereotyping
Love
19
In "Our Good Day," what was the thing that Esperanza was MOST excited to now have"?
A big new house
New friends
A new boyfriend
A new bike
20
Who wrote "The House on Mango Street?"
Mark Twain
William Shakespeare
Sandra Cisneros
J.K. Rowling
