Characters
This character's name means Hope
Who is Esperanza?
Esperanza, Rachel, and Lucy buy this for $15
What is a bicycle?
Describes the house that only has one bedroom, one bathroom, and a car garage for the car they don't have
What is "The House on Mango Street"?
This word means your mom, dad, and sibilings
What is Familia?
Girls cook and clean and boys are strong
What are Gender Roles?
She is the younger sister who of Kiki and Carlos
DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU KNOW HER REAL NAME
Who is Nenny/Magdalena
This thing is ugly on the outside but magical, beautiful, and refreshing on the inside
What is a Music Box?
"She says, I am the great great grand cousin of the queen of France," and "... a little farther away every time people like us keep moving in."
What is "Cathy Queen of Cats"?
When you are Mexican-American, you might get called this
This is good for holding babies while you are cooking
What are hips?
This character moved into Cathy's old house
Who is Meme Ortiz?
A young woman is getting sent back to Puerto Rico because she is too much _________.
What is trouble?
The canteen is where the kids eat who live too far away to go home for lunch, but the Sister Superior says Esperanza lives close enough. She cries and eats.
What is "A Rice Sandwich"?
Who you are as a person, what you believe in, your likes and dislikes, etc
What is Identidad?
This person wants to give the girls a dollar for a kiss
Who is Bum Man?
She has a boyfriend in P.R. but also likes to get the boys' attention from her street
Who is Marin?
The reason why Mango Street is their new home
What are Burst Pipes?
Someone is arrested for stealing a yellow Cadillac, but all the kids enjoyed the ride in the yellow car
What is "Louie, His Cousin, and His Other Cousin"?
The people around you
What is Comunidad?
The wild woman who was forced into marriage
Who is Great-Grandmother?
This character has a dead mom and a father to cook tortillas for
Who is Alicia?
The 3rd name Esperanza wishes her name would be
What is Zeze the X?
Rosa Vargas has so many disrespectful kids that the community just gave up and let the kids run wild
What is "There was an Old Woman She had so Many Children She Didn't Know What to do"?
It's the title of the vignette that is talking about Esperanza's ugly feet and she dances with Uncle Nacho. Sometimes your parent might hit you with it..
What is "Chanclas"?
The street the family lived before Mango Street
What is Loomis?