Characters
Places
Literary Techniques
Quotations
Wild Card!
100
woman who is afraid to assimilate, and therefore resists learning English.
Who is Mamacita?
100
city and state where novel takes place.
What is Chicago, Illinois?
100
Esperanza primarily uses this literary technique to explain how four skinny trees teach and inspire her to keep on going and surviving.
What is personification?
100
Near beginning of novel, Esperanza compares herself to a balloon tied to this.
What is "an anchor?"
100
When Esperanza has her fortune told by Elenita, she is told that some time in her future, she will have this.
What is "a home in heart?"
200
girl who works hard to get an education, even though her father disapproves of it.
Who is Alicia?
200
country Esperanza's family originally immigrated from.
What is Mexico?
200
most common reason that an author uses literary technique, "repetition."
What is for emphasis?
200
Esperanza says that on , people are "all this all around," and are refore safe.
What is "brown?"
200
The real reason that Earl of Tennessee's wife looks different to everyone in neighborhood.
What is because she's actually several different women.
300
last name of Esperanza's family.
What is Cordero?
300
Esperanza was sexually assaulted in this location.
What is a carnival (near "Red Clowns")?
300
five senses that imagery appeals to, and one that is most often given that distinction.
What are sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste...sight being most common?
300
three sisters compare Esperanza's life to this and tell her she must remember this.
What is "a circle" and "to come back for ors?"
300
most disturbing quality of Edna's daughter, Ruthie, is that she acts like this.
What is a child?
400
names of Esperanza's two brothers and one sister.
What are Carlos, Kiki, and Nenny?
400
local hangout for Esperanza's friends, and closest thing to a playground that kids have.
What is Monkey Garden?
400
A phrase Esperanza uses to describe her dream that uses literary technique of alliteration.
What is "my Porch, and my Pillow, and my Pretty, Purple Petunias?"
400
Sally says that she got married because she is in love, but Esperanza says she thinks Sally did it for this reason.
What is "to escape?"
400
Esperanza's mor says she quit school because she didn't have this.
What are nice clos?
500
At least three characters who have a window as a symbol within their respective vignettes.
Who are Rafaela, Sally, Minerva, Mamacita, Esperanza, Esperanza's great-grandmother? (any three)
500
Where Esperanza met three sisters, and the reason she was there in the first place.
What is Lucy and Rachel's for their sister's wake.
500
A technique that is meant to show contrast by placing two very opposite situations right next to each or, or happening simultaneously.
What is juxtaposition?
500
Esperanza refuses to go on Sunday drives with her family to see big s on hill, because she says she's tired of looking at this.
What is "what she can't have."
500
one, single quality possessed by ALL of trapped women on that prevents m from leaving ir situations or getting help.
What is FEAR?
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