HOMS
The main character of House on Mango Street
What is Esperanza
What are the names of the three brothers in the Outsiders?
What is Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry
What is Rachael's grandmother's name?
What is Hana
What is Romeo's reason for attending the Capulet party?
To see Rosaline
Give an example of a proper noun.
Why does Cathy have to leave Mango Street?
Cathy's family doesn't like the people who are moving into the neighborhood, specifically people of other color.
Who dies by the end of the book?
What is Dally, Johnny and Bob
What does the doctor want from Elie when he visits him?
What is his shoes and gold crown
What is the Nurse's primary role in the play? What does she add to the play?
She provides comic relief
Which sentence is correct?
1. Jane's bag was too heavy to carry, so she took some books out.
2. Janes' bag was too heavy to carry, so she took some book out.
1
Why does Esperanza say that she has her grandmother’s name but doesn’t “want to inherit her place by the window”?
She doesn't want to end up like her grandmother, not living her best life or to the fullest. She doesn't want to be stuck in a role.
What is the name of the poem Johnny and Ponyboy talk about from the book Gone with the Wind?
What does Elie see at the end of the book?
What is a corpse (his reflection in the mirror)
In Act 2 Scene 2, what does Juliet mean when she says, "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
She is saying "Why are you Romeo" as in why does he have to be a Montague.
What is a preposition?
A word used to show direction. Ex. On, In, To, At
What does Esperanza learn from Rafaela about the life of a young married woman on Mango Street?
She learns that the grass isn't always greener on the other side or that getting married is not a solution to her poverty/life. She learns that Rafaela does not live the life she dreamed of and is actually locked away/not free.
What does Johnny finally accomplish before he dies in regards to his friendship with Dally?
What is Dally was proud of Johnny (for saving the kids from the fire)
"The discussion continued for some time. I knew that I was no longer arguing with him, but with Death itself, with Death that he had already chosen" (105).
What kind of figurative language is used in this quote?
Personification
In Act 4 Scene 3, what is Juliet worried could happen when she takes the potion. Name three things she worries about.
-The potion is poison and she will die
-The potion will not work and she'll have to marry Paris
-She could suffocate in the tomb
-She could go crazy in the tomb
-There could be ghosts in the tomb
What is the subject of the sentence:
Jenn walked to the store.
Jenn
Why does Alicia see mice?
She has to support her family now that her mother is gone. She does everything at her house and goes to school. She has to get up early and stay up late in order to do everything done. She stays up so late that she sees the mice come out of their hiding place.
What is the name of Cherry's friend?
What is Marcia
"'Let's be evacuated with the others,' I said...
After the war, I learned the fate of those who had remained at the infirmary. They were, quite simply, liberated by the Russians, two days after the evacuation."
What kind of irony is this?
Dramatic Irony
In Act 2 Scene 2, why doesn't Juliet want Romeo to swear by the moon that he loves her?
The moon's different phases could symbolize that he is not serious about his love. The moon changes all the time.
What do you need to include when citing a text?
Author and page number