I Am?
We got a new house and I don't really like it. Papa says it's temporary.
Who is Esperanza?
Her real name is Magdalena.
Who is Nenny?
She said she quit school because she did not have nice clothes.
Who is Esperanza's mother?
The city where the story takes place.
Where is Chicago?
Rachel and Lucy ask Esperanza for five dollars so they can do this.
What is buy a bicycle?
I make Esperanza feel better at the christening party.
Who is Uncle Nacho?
He steals a Cadillac and gets caught.
Who is Louie's cousin?
Tells her to keep writing because it will set her free.
Who is Aunt Lupe?
Alicia had to get up with the tortilla star in the morning, and did this at night.
What is go to college?
What Esperanza buys at Gil's Furniture New and Used.
What is a Statue of Liberty figurine?
I have so many children that I have given up trying to make them behave.
Who is Rosa Vargas?
They are the brothers of Esperanza.
Who are Carlos and Kiki?
Married a marshmallow salesman.
Who is Sally?
The author of the story.
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
Dies on the same day the girls make fun of her.
Who is Aunt Lupe?
I like to scare girls and chase them. I also like to look at clouds.
Who is Darius?
He is killed when he tries to "fly" off a roof.
Who is Angel Vargas?
Does not know how to tie her own shoes.
Who is Tito's girlfriend?
Esperanza wakes up to find her father sitting on her bed. He is there to tell her this news.
What is Abuelito's death?
Sister Superior lets Esperanza do this just for "today."
What is eat in the canteen?
I wanted Rachel to kiss me. I offered her a dollar, but Lucy and Rachel made her leave.
Who is the drunken bum?
She gets Esperanza her first job.
Is scared of mice and fathers.
Who is Alicia?
The metaphor Esperanza uses for hips.
What is a new Buick with keys in the ignition?
This happens to Marin a year after Esperanza meets her.
What is she is sent back to Puerto Rico?