Character
Poetic Terms
Vignettes
Sandra Cisneros
Quotes
100
Hope
What does Esperanza mean in English?
100
Simile
What is the comparison of one thing with another thing using the words like or as?
100

Papa who wakes up tired in the dark

In which vignette does Esperanza's grandfather die?

100
Chicago, Illinois
Where was Sandra born?
100
Esperanza
"You can do what you want to do, Nenny, but you better not talk to Lucy or Rachel if you want to be my sister."
200
Cathy
Who thinks she comes from French royalty?
200
Personification
What is assigning human traits to a non-human thing?
200
Born Bad
In which chapter does Esperanza share one of her poems?
200
San Antonio, Texas
Where does she live now?
200
Mr. Benny
"You girls to young to be wearing shoes like that. Take them shoes off before I call the cops."
300
Rachel and Lucy
Who did Esperanza share a bike with?
300
imagery
What is visually descriptive or figurative language?
300
The three sisters
In which chapter does Esperanza go to a wake?
300
Loyola University and University of Iowa Writers' Workshop
Where did she go to college?
300
Sister Superior
"You don't live far." "You live across the boulevard. That's only four blocks."
400
Sally
Who was abused by her father and married young?
400
Vignette
What is a short, impressionistic scenes that focus on one moment or give particular insight into a character, idea or setting?
400
Linoleum Roses
In which chapter does Sally get married?
400
My Wicked, Wicked Ways and Woman Hollering
What other poetry or stories did she write?
400
Esperanza's mother
"I could've been somebody, you know?"
500
The 3 sisters
Who told Esperanza to come back to Mango Street once shes made it out in the future?
500
Metaphor
What is a figure of speech in which a word is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable?
500
Red clowns
In which chapter does Esperanza get raped?
500
December 20th
When was she born?
500
Nenny
"Yes , that's Mexico all right.That's what i was thinking exactly."
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