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House on Mango Street
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Vocab and Definitions

Miscellaneous
100

Name the 5 main vowels in the English Language.

A, E, I, O, U

100

Where is Esperanza's family from?

Mexico

100

What are the names of the two social groups in The Outsiders?

The Greasers and the Socs
100

What does somber mean?

Sad or serious

100

What is Ms. G's middle name?

Rose

200

How many sounds does the English alphabet make? 

44.

200
What is Esperanza's sister's name?

Nenny

200

What is the name of the girl who bullies Maleeka?

Char

200

What is machismo?

The belief that men are superior to women.

200

Whose bday in Duke Homeroom was it yesterday?

Alayah

300

How many types of syllables are there in English. 

6.

300

In the vignette "My Name," Esperanza says the syllables in her name sound like what material?

Tin

300

What is the name of the Maleeka's alter ego she uses in her journal?

Akeelma

300

What is juxtaposition?

Putting two different things side by side to emphasize their difference.

300

Unscramble this word: 

GUPRO

GROUP

400

Write a word with a digraph blend it in. 

Lunch, Brunch, Bunch, Munch, Crunch, Itch, Witch, etc
400

What juxtaposition does Esperanza want to be?

Beautiful and Cruel

400

Which group of boys won the rumble in The Outsiders?

The Greasers
400

Write an example of an abstract noun. 

Freedom, Love, Happiness, etc. 

400

What is the one continent on Earth that does not have a McDonald's?

Antarctica 

500

Write a word with a three-letter blend in it. 

Script, Scrunch, Scream, etc 

500

What is Esperanza's last name?

Cordero

500

Cherry and Ponyboy see the same _____________.

Sunset 

500

What is intersectionality?

When two aspects of identity overlap

500

When did Women's History Month start?

March 8, 1857 

(when women from various New York City factories staged a protest over poor working conditions)

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