Three parts: (1) The protagonist's name; (2) What she says this means in English; (3) One thing she says this means in Spanish.
What is (1) ESPERANZA; (2) HOPE; (3) SADNESS, WAITING (& other possibilities)?
100
In the chapter "The Family of Little Feet," these are the objects that represent women's sexuality.
What are HEELED SHOES?
100
Where the book is set (and where Cisneros grew up).
What is a CHICAGO BARRIO?
100
To whom the book is dedicated.
Who are (1) LAS MUJERES?
100
The holiday alluded to repeatedly as a special occasion to eagerly anticipate.
What is CHRISTMAS?
200
Two parts: (1) Name the character whose hair looks curly and pretty like "little rosettes" because it has been pinned all day; (2) What this tells us about that character.
Who is (1) ESPERANZA'S MOTHER? What is (2) SHE CARES ABOUT HER APPEARANCE? (Remember: she dropped out of school because she was ashamed of her appearance.)
200
In the first chapter, the description of the house on Mango Street suggests it has this effect on Esperanza's psyche.
What is CONSTRICTIVE (or repressive, or trapping, or some variation)?
200
Two parts: (1) Another name given in lecture to describe the chapters; (2) How Cisneros herself described her chapters.
What are (1) VIGNETTES; (2) LAZY POEMS?
200
The way Angel Vargas falls from the sky (give the simile).
What is LIKE A SUGAR DONUT?
200
Rafaela's story and the story told in "The Family of Little Feet" are allusions to this kind of general narrative.
What is a PRINCESS STORY?
300
Esperanza's friend who also writes poetry.
Who is MINERVA?
300
A repeated image motif, representing women's passivity when they are confined to traditional roles.
What is A WOMAN LOOKING OUT A WINDOW?
300
Two parts (1) A name for this kind of story; (2) the length of time narrated in this story.
What is (1) a BILDUNGSROMAN; (2) ONE YEAR?
300
The two things Alicia is afraid of.
What are MICE and FATHERS?
300
The three sisters who tell Esperanza she must come back are an allusion to these mythical figures.
What are THE THREE FATES?
400
Three parts: Name (1) Esperanza's two best friends; (2) her sister; and (3) the two main figures who represent models of women's sexuality.
Who are (1) LUCY and RACHEL; (2) NENNY; (3) SALLY and MARIN?
400
Two parts: (1) The symbolic significance of the red of the balloon representing Esperanza; and (2) what she feels is happening to that balloon.
What is (1) PASSION; (2) it is ANCHORED (by her sister, by her history)?
400
In the story, the narrator is told she must "come back" to Mango Street. According to lecture, this is how that "coming-back" is represented in the novel structurally.
What is (1) it ENDS WHERE IT BEGINS (a description of the house)?
400
The reason Mamacita's heart is broken forever.
What is HER BABY BOY IS SINGING A PEPSI COMMERCIAL IN ENGLISH?
400
Two parts: (1) The first image Esperanza gives to describe hips; (2) The language she uses to describe them aloud to her friends.
What is (1) A NEW BUICK WITH KEYS IN THE IGNITION; (2) SCIENTIFIC language?
500
Three parts: (1) The first name of the character who has no last name; (2) why s/he has no last name; (3) what happens to her/him.
What is (1) GERALDO; (2) he is an illegal IMMIGRANT; (3) he is a fatality of a HIT AND RUN?
500
When Sire's girlfriend Lois is described, all of the "pink" and "baby" stuff represent this about her.
What is HER HELPLESSNESS?
500
The relationship between Sally and father is just one instance in which Cisneros explores a larger theme of criticizing and rejecting men's _____________.
What is MACHISMO?
500
The single time Sister Superior allows Esperanza to eat at the school canteen, this is what she eats.
What is a COLD RICE SANDWICH?
500
Two parts: (1) The symbolic material gain Esperanza craves more than anything; (2) The name of the author of the earlier text this alludes to.
What is (1) A HOUSE OF HER OWN; (2) VIRGINIA WOOLF?