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Esperanza
Who is the main charcter?
100
A nun
Who makes Esperanza feel ashamed of her previous house by making her point it out while she is playing in the street?
100
She was ashamed of her clothes
Why did Esperanza’s mother drop out of school?
100
A poor Latino neighborhood in Chicago
Where did the story take place at?
100
Esperanza struggles to find her place in her neighborhood and in the world.
What is the major colfict?
200
Sally
Who is Esperanza's bestfriend?
200
Tito
Who pushes Esperanza into the water in front of a fire hydrant?
200
Mamaicita
Which character does not speak English?
200
It takes place within the house on Mango Street
Where does it take place through out the story?
200
Esperanza desires to leave her neighborhood observes other women, and finds newfound sexual awareness in her friendship with the sexually adventurous Sally.
What was the rising action?
300
Nenny
Who is Esperanza's little sister?
300
Bums
Who does Esperanza decide to let live in the attic of her dream house?
300
Sire
Who is the object of Esperanza’s first crush?
300
A period of one year
When was the setting time?
300
Esperanza’s messes up friendship with Sally leads to her emotional humuliation.
What was the climax?
400
Marin
Who was the young women for Puerto Rico?
400
Wear high heels shoes
What do Esperanza and her friends do to imitate grown-ups?
400
Her family is moving out of the neighborhood
Why does Cathy agree to be Esperanza’s friend only until Tuesday?
400
In the neighborhood
Where does the most action happen at?
400
Esperanza returns to her immature friends & understands that she does in fact belong on Mango Street, and settles on writing as her way of both escaping and accepting her neighborhood.
What is the falling action?
500
Papa
Who is Esperanza's dad?
500
Mexico
Where is Esperanza’s father from?
500
A music box
What does Nenny want to buy in Gil’s junk shop?
500
On the street with her friends & on Edna's back porch &in Gil's junk shop & up in the tree in Meme's backyard & at school & in the monkey garden next door.
Where does Esperanza like to hang out at?
500
It tells about her life.
What was the point of view?
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