my aunt, a little oyster, a little piece of meat on an open shell for us to look at.... is a example of
What is metaphor?
100
In what city is Mango St. located?
What is Chicago?
100
Esperanza wants to say goodbye to this one day. She says she will come back here "for the ones who cannot out."
What is Mango Street?
100
This is the reason Esperanza crossed the street to get closer to Sire.
What is because she wanted to prove she wasn't afraid?
100
What is Sire's girlfriend's name?
Lois
200
Who says the neighborhood is getting bad?
Cathy
200
What is Esperanza's last name?
Cordero
200
Why does Sally like being married?
She gets to buy her own things when her husband gives her money
200
"They came with the wind that blows in August, thin as a Spider web and barely noticed. Three who did not seem to be related to anyone but the moon."
That was how Sandra Cisneros described these characters.
Who are the three sisters?
200
This is a literary term for the main character and person the reader roots for in the story.
What is the protagonist?
300
The nun at school makes fun of this.
What is Esperanza's house?
300
A single floor apartment where Esperanza lives is called a f_a_.
What is a flat?
300
Esperanza inherited this person's name, but refuses to inherit "her place in the window."
Who is great-grandmother?
300
What did the old "oriental man" at Esperanza's first job ask her to do for his birthday?
What is a birthday kiss?
300
What was Esperanza's palm reading message?
A home in the heart.
400
Aunt _____ died the day the girls made fun of her
Lupe
400
four skinny trees with skinny necks and pointy elbows like mine...they grab the earth with thier hairy toes and bite the sky with voilent teeth..... This is an example of
What is personification?
400
Papa cries when he hears of the this.
What is the death of his father?
400
At the Baptism, a young man asks Esperanza to do this, but she feels awkward and refuses. She does it instead with Uncle Nacho.
What is dance?
400
This character is with Esperanza when she is tragically raped at the amusement park. This character is also physically abused by her father.
Who is Sally?
500
Esperanza wants to eat here.
Canteen
500
Esperanza compares her hips to this
Buik
500
This once whimsical place is the place where Esperanza tries to kill herself. It is also the place where Sally lets too many boys kiss her.
What is the monkey garden?
500
Name the members of Esperanza's family.
Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, and Nenny
500
Why doesn't Esperanza go out with her family on Sundays anymore?
She is ashamed of the way they stare out the window at things they can't have.