Characters
Esperanza's best friends
What is Rachel and Lucy?
The problem that Esperanza encounters in "A Rice Sandwich"
What is Esperanza wasn't allowed to eat at the canteen and felt "othered"
"My laughter is like a pile of dishes breaking" is an example of this language device
What is a simile?
"In English, my name means ___________"
What is Hope?
The author of the book
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
The character who does not speak English and won't leave her house
Who is Mamacita?
How the women on Mango Street try to escape their lives
What is getting married?
"I am a red balloon, tied to an anchor" is an example of this literary device
What is a metaphor?
This character tells Esperanza that they are moving away because the neighborhood is getting "bad"
Who is Cathy Queen of Cats?
What is Chicago?
Esperanza's older friend who values education because she "doesn't want to spend her whole life in a factory or behind a rolling pin"
What is Alicia?
The person who makes Esperanza feel better in her chanclas, even though she is sad she doesn't have her dancing shoes
"The House on Mango street is small and read with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath."
This quotation is an example of...
What is personification?
This character is "waiting for a car to stop, a star to fall, someone to change her life"
Who is Marin?
What Rachel, Lucy, and Esperanza purchased together
A bike
This character has lots of rowdy children who don't listen, and was left by her husband
Who is Rosa Vargas?
What the old ladies at Rachel and Lucy's sibling's funeral tell Esperanza she must do
What is return to Mango Street to help those who cannot leave
What is maturity and womanhood?
"You don't live far," she says. "You live across the boulevard. That's only four blocks. Not even. I bet I can see your house from my window. Which one? Come here. Which one is your house?"
The reason Esperanza is ashamed of her Spanish name
What is:
1) It means sadness and waiting
2) It was her grandmother's name
3) Students at her school pronounce it wrong and funny
Any of the above
Sally says that she got married because she is in love, but Esperanza says she thinks Sally did it for this reason.
What is "to escape"?
At least three characters who "sit by the window" waiting
Who are Rafaela, Sally, Minerva, Mamacita, Marin, Esperanza, Esperanza's great-grandmother? (any three)
In Gil's Furniture Bought and Sold, this item could be interpreted to symbolize redefining the standard of beauty
What is the music box?
"I have begun my own quiet war. Simple. Sure. I am one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate."
This quote is spoken by Esperanza, and reveals to the reader...
What is a "shift" in Esperanza's character regarding how she views herself and her own power.
Who is the book dedicated to?