Characters
The woman who is afraid to assimilate and resists learning English.
Who is Mamacita?
The city and state where the novel takes place.
What is Chicago, Illinois?
The person who wrote the book.
Who is the author?
Esperanza compares herself to a balloon tied to this.
What is an anchor?
When Elenita tells Esperanza her fortune, she tells her that some time in her future, she will have this.
What is "a home in the heart?"
This girl works hard to get an education, even though her father disapproves of it.
Who is Alicia?
The country Esperanza's family originated from.
What is Mexico?
A comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
The three sisters compare Esperanza's life to this and tell her she must remember this.
What is a circle and "to come back for the others"?
His hair is like a broom.
Who is Papa?
The last name of Esperanza's family.
What is Cordero?
The place where Esperanza and her friends hang out and play games.
What is the Monkey Garden?
A person in a story.
What is a character?
Esperanza refuses to go on Sunday drives with her family to see the big houses on the hill, because she says she's tired of looking at this.
What is "what she can't have?"
Esperanza says they are the only ones who understand her.
What are the four skinny trees?
The names of Esperanza's two brothers and one sister.
The place where Esperanza met the three sisters.
What is Lucy and Rachel's house?
A problem in a story.
What is conflict?
This character tells Esperanza, "if you give me five dollars, I will be your friend forever."
Who is Rachel?
The number of people in Esperanza's family.
What is six?
She is described as "the big one who laughs with all her teeth."
Who is Lucy?
The place where Esperanza got her first job.
What is the Peter Pan Photo Finishers? (or a photo store)
The sequence of events in a story.
What is plot?
At the end of the book, Esperanza says she will come back for them.
Who are "those who cannot out?"
Esperanza says her name means this in Spanish.
What is what is "too many letters?"