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This is the reason Esperanza's family moved to the house on Mango Street.
What are broken pipes in their previous apartment that the landlord refused to fix?
In English, Esperanza's name means this.
What is "hope"?
This character claims to be related to the queen of France and plans to inherit a family house there.
Who is Cathy?
This is the name of the owner of the junk store visited by Esperanza and Nenny.
Who is Gil?
This figure of speech compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
Esperanza describes this family member's hair as smelling like bread.
Who is Esperanza's mother?
Esperanza and her great-grandmother were born in this Chinese zodiac year.
What is the Year of the Horse?
The two sisters who befriend Esperanza and share a bike with her.
Who are Lucy and Rachel?
This object seen by Esperanza and Nenny evokes a mutual sense of their heritage, though they can't explain why.
What is a house that looks like Mexico?
This figure of speech involves exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
This is the name of Esperanza's younger sister.
Who is Nenny?
Esperanza compares herself to this object when expressing her feelings of isolation.
What is a "red balloon tied to an anchor"?
The reason Cathy gives for her family's impending move from the neighborhood.
What is the neighborhood is getting bad?
This item in Gil's store captivates Esperanza with its unexpected beauty when played.
What is the music box?
This figure of speech assigns human characteristics to nonhuman entities.
What is personification?
Esperanza's family dreamed of owning a house of this color.
What is white?
Esperanza wishes to change her name to this.
What is Zeze the X?
The type of area Esperanza describes while riding the bike with her new friends.
What is the crumbling urban city block?
Esperanza describes the music from the box as sounding like this common object.
What is running one's fingers across the teeth of a metal comb?
This figure of speech describes one thing as if it were another, without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
These are the names of Esperanza's brothers.
Who are Carlos and Kiki?
In Esperanza's neighborhood, boys and girls interact in this manner.
What is, they do not socialize with each other?
The term Cathy uses to describe Lucy and Rachel, indicating her disapproval.
What is "smell like a broom"
This shared experience in Gil's store strengthens the bond between Esperanza and Nenny.
What is their mutual appreciation for the beauty of the music box?
This literary device involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in closely connected words.
What is alliteration?