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What other 3 streets did the family live on before Mango Street?
Loomis Keeler Paulina
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Name the members of the narrator’s family.
Esperanza, Mama, Papa, Nenny, Carlos, and Kiki.
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What does the narrator feel about the House on Mango street?
She doesn’t like it because it is not what her parents made her believe it would be like
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Why does Esperanza want to work?
To get into a Catholic School.
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What happened when Louie's other cousin visited?
He got arrested by the police.
200
How many members are in the family?
6
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What is Papa’s job?
A gardner
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Why isn’t the narrator friends with Nenny?
She is too young.
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What happened to Esperanza at her job?
She made friends with an older oriental man and he kissed her on the lips because it was his birthday.
200
What does Esperanza say the Vargas kids don't have in the chapter, There Was an Old Woman.
They don’t have respect for themselves or anyone else.
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What common traits does Esperanza share with Nenny?
Their laughter.
300
Where is Esperanza’s little cousin’s baptism party?
Precious Blood Church
300
In the chapter, Boys and Girls, what does the narrator hope to have one day?
A best friend
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Describe the house on Mango Street.
Small, red with tight steps in front, tiny windows, and does not have a front yard
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What does Esperanza compare her hips to?
To roses
400
What did Carlos sell in the Junk Store for a dollar?
A box of magazines
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Where did Aunt Lala find a job for Esperanza?
At the Peter Pan Photo Finishers on North Broadway where she worked.
400
What does the narrator’s name mean in English?
Hope
400
What did Esperanza buy in the chapter, Our good day?
A bike
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What news did Papa receive?
That his father, Esperanza’s grandpa, had passed away.
500
What did Esperanza buy from the store for a dime?
The statue of Liberty
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What did Esperanza have to wear in her job?
White gloves
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What does the narrator’s name mean in Spanish?
Sadness and waiting
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What is special about the tree in Meme's yard?
It’s the tree they chose for their first annual Tarzan jumping contest.
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How does Esperanza describe Elenita?
As a witch women
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