HOMS Characters
This is the name of Esperanza's sister.
Who is Nenny?
This word completes this quote: "I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an ________."
What is anchor?
This is the part of speech that describes a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
This is considered "the bottom bun" in the quotation sandwich analogy.
What is analysis?
This is your favorite class of the day.
What is English class?
These are the names of Esperanza's closest friends.
Who are Rachel and Lucy?
This word completes the quotation: "Everything is holding its breath inside of me. Everything is waiting to explode like _________."
What is Christmas?
This is the part of speech of "are" in the sentence - "The kids are excited to finish House on Mango Street."
What is verb?
These are the two words I use repeatedly to describe effective pieces of evidence.
What are rich and relevant?
This is the name of Holden's roommate at Pencey.
Who is Stradlater?
This is the name of the girl who danced with Geraldo the night that he died.
Who is Marin?
This word completes the quote: "In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means _______."
What is waiting?
This is the part of speech that often begins or introduces a dependent clause.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
This is the term used to describe when you introduce a quotation into your writing seamlessly so that the whole sentence makes sense.
What is "flow quote"?
This is where Ms. B grew up.
What is Medfield?
This is the name of Sire's girlfriend who doesn't know how to tie her shoes.
Who is Lois?
This word completes the quotation: "They came like the wind that blows in ______, thin as a spider web and barely noticed."
What is August?
This is the part of speech of "always" in the sentence - "Ms. B always drinks coffee in the morning."
What is an adverb?
Fill in the blank: "The point you are trying to make should be a ______ interpretation or claim that must be explained."
What is debatable?
This is the year House on Mango Street was published.
What is 1984?
This character is described as a jukebox repairman who learned his trade in the South.
Who is Earl?
This word completes the quotation: "I'm no _____ and hold up an anemic wrist to prove it."
What is Spartan?
This word is the subject of this sentence: when did you finish your homework?
What is you?
This is the word that is missing from this definition of analysis: "a detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its _______ or to determine its essential features"
What is nature?
What is The Best We Could Do?