Matching
What best describes Esperanza:
A. imprisoned in her home because her husband is afraid she'll run off
B. wild, uncared for, abandoned
C. a budding writer who wishes for acceptance, a home, and to find herself
C. a budding writer who wishes for acceptance, a home, and to find herself
Esperanza means
a.beauty
b.strength
c.hope
d.loneliness
c.hope
How do many girls in Esperanza's community try to escape poverty? What do they do?
get married.
Who pools their money to buy a bike?
Rachel, Lucy and Esperanza
Name one vignette from the novel
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What best describes Nenny:
A. cannot and will not speak English
B. says she "don't want to spend her whole life in a factory or behind a rolling pin."
C. a pretty, dreamy, immature source of embarrassment for Esperanza
C. a pretty, dreamy, immature source of embarrassment for Esperanza
The novel takes place in
a.San Francisco
b.San Antonio
c. Chicago
d. New York City
c. Chicago
What is the 3 sisters prediction for Esperanza
acceptable answer: she will leave Mango Street or she should return to Mango.
Who is kind to Esperanza and reads her poetry? hint: Esperanza mocks her.
Aunt Lupe
"Everything is waiting to explode like Christmas" is and example of what type of figurative language?
simile
What best describes the Vargas Family:
A. wild, uncared for, abandoned
B. died in a hit and run accident
C. less domineering than other men
A. wild, uncared for, abandoned
Esperanza wishes for a new _____________ above anything else.
a.life
b.home
c.job
d.family
b.home
This is a _____________ novel
a. mystery
b.coming of age
c.historical fiction
b.coming of age
Who cannot and will not speak English? Hint: she has very small feet
Mamacita
Name one symbol from Mango Street
Possible answers: shoes, the color red, windows, stairs, falling, Christmas
Which best describes Alicia:
A. from Puerto Rico and staying with cousins.
B. says she "don't want to spend her whole life in a factory or behind a rolling pin."
C. Esperanza's first friend, moves away
B. says she "don't want to spend her whole life in a factory or behind a rolling pin."
Esperanza's first job is at a
a.photo finisher
b.restaurant
c.church
d.grocery store
a.photo finisher
bildungsroman is another word for?
a coming of age story.
Sire
"They are wearing "shiny Sunday shoes without socks" is an example of what type of figurative language?
alliteration
What best describes the 3 Sisters:
A. advise Esperanza to return to Mango Street once she leaves.
B. wild, uncared for, abandoned,
C. a pretty, dreamy, immature source of embarrassment for Esperanza
A. advise Esperanza to return to Mango Street once she leaves.
The husbands of _____ and _______ imprison them in their homes.
a.Esperanza and Nenny
b.Esperanza and Sally
c.Sally and Rafaela
d.Mama and Sally
c.Sally and Rafaela
What is the name of the garden that Esperanza escapes to?
The Monkey Garden
This person is imprisoned in her home because her husband is afraid she will run off.
Rafaela
In "The Family of Little Feet," the girls try on pairs of high-heeled shoes. How does the game of dress up become potentially dangerous?
Although the girls are children, they look more like adults when they put on the shoes. They begin to get unwanted attention from the men in the community.