Characters
Chapters
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Esperanza's little sister
Who is Nenny
100
There are multiple chapters about this character towards the end of the book. Her father abuses her and she marries early, age 13, to escape
Who is Sally
100
Only a house quiet as snow, a space for myself to go, clean as paper before the poem.
What is a simile
100
her names means hope; she doesn't like how it sounds in English
Who is Esperanza
200
Esperanza gives these TWO characters $5 to buy a bike
Who are Rachel and Lucy
200
The local hangout for Esperanza's friends, and the closest thing to a playground that the kids have.
What is the Monkey Garden
200
Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor
What is a metaphor
200
stole yellow Cadillac; Marin's cousin
Who is Louie
300
The woman who is afraid to assimilate, and therefore resists learning English.
Who is Mamacita
300
Esperanza regrets THIS in the Chapter "Born Bad"
What is making fun of her aunt before she died
300
...the garden started taking over itself. Flowers stopped obeying...
What is personification
300
too many kids; Angel "learns to fly"
Who are the Vargases
400
This girl constantly looks out the window, waiting for a man to come and take her away
Who is Marin
400
In "The Family of Little Feet" the girls realize THIS about their new-found shoes
What is they are not ready for them-too much attention
400
My mother says when I get older my dusty hair will settle and my blouse will learn to stay clean.
What is personification
400
this girl has to wake up early to make tortillas and take care of her family; goes to college
Who is Alicia
500
The names of Esperanza's two brothers and one sister.
Who are Carlos, Kiki, and Nenny
500
In the chapter "Four Skinny Trees", who do the trees represent
Who are Rachel, Lucy, Esperanza, Nenny
500
Can't you see they smell like a broom
What is a simile
500
Marin met him at a dance; killed in a hit-and-run accident
Who is Geraldo
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