The House on Mango Street
True or False:
Esperanza lived in the house on Mango Street her whole life.
False
She has lived many places.
What does Mama's hair smell like?
Bread
Who is Esperanza responsible for?
Nenny
Who does Cathy claim to be related to?
Queen of France
How much money did Esperanza have to give the girls?
5 dollars
True or false:
Esperanza's imagined house had 4 washrooms.
False.
It had 3.
What did Papa's hair look like?
A broom
True or False:
Carlos and Kiki play with Nenny and Esperanza outside of the house.
False
What animal does Cathy have?
Cats
What are the names of the two new girls?
Rachel and Lucy
When describing the house on Mango Street, Esperanza told us the house had crumbling _______.
Bricks
What did Kiki's hair look like?
Fur
Name all four siblings in order from oldest to youngest.
Carlos, Esperanza, Nenny, Kiki
Cathy said she would be Esperanza's friend until what day?
Tuesday
Why didn't Cathy like the girls?
She said they smell like a broom
She said their clothes were crooked and old
What color was the house on Mango Street?
Red
What flower does Mama's hair look like?
Roses (rosettes)
Finish the quote (2 words):
"The boys and girls live in ______ __________."
separate worlds
What does Cathy say her father is going to get when he flies to France? (Hint: it is inherited)
An inherited family house
Where was Lucy born? Where was Rachel born?
Lucy: Texas
Rachel: Chicago
The Nun criticized where Esperanza lived. What street was that place on?
Loomis
Fill in the blanks (two words)
"My mothers hair, like little rosettes, like little ______ ________ all curly and pretty"
Candy circles
What kids (last name of family) is Nenny not allowed to hang out with?
Vargas
Fill in the blanks:
"In the meantime they'll just have to move a little farther north from Mango street, a little farther away every time _______ _____ ______ keep moving in."
people like us
Fill in the blank:
"Down , down Mango Street we go. Rachel, Lucy, me. Our new bicycle. _______ the ______ ride back."
Laughing
crooked