Characters
Who is the narrator of the book?
Esperanza
What is a simile?
Compares two things using "like" or "as"
What type of figurative language is being used?: My papa's hair is like a broom
Simile
How old is Esperanza when the book begins?
12
Who is the author of this novel?
Sandra Cisneros
Sally
What is a metaphor?
What type of figurative language is being used here? "Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor
Metaphor
What does Esperanza do for her first job?
She works at a photo place
What U.S. city does the story take place in?
Chicago
Name one of the two sisters that Esperanza is friends with (they play jump rope together)
Rachel or Lucy
What is personification?
When non-human objects are given human qualities.
What type of fig. language is being used here when Esperanza talks about the trees? “Their strength is secret. They send ferocious roots beneath the ground. They grow down and grab the earth between their hairy toes and bite the sky with violent teeth and never quit their anger. This is how they keep.”
Personification
How many siblings does Esperanza have?
What decade does this novel take place in?
1960s
What was the name of Esperanza's aunt who died (the one the girls felt guilty for making fun of)?
Aunt Lupe
What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
What type of fig. language is being used here as Esperanza describes her house? 'It's small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath'.
Personification
What incident occurred the first time Esperanza and her friends put high heels on?
The drunk bum offered them money in exchange for a kiss
Name one thematic topic of this novel.
Several correct answers - identity, dreams, social class, innocence, gender, sexuality, abuse, language, ethnicity
Who makes Esperanza feel bad when they point out where she lives? (happens a couple times throughout the book)
A nun
What is an oxymoron?
When two seemingly opposite words appear back to back
"Two girls raggedy as rats live across the street" is an example of...
Simile
What does Esperanza say her name means in English?
Hope
What is the correct term for how this book is divided? They are not called chapters, they're called...
Vignettes