She is Esperanza's first friend, but only until Tuesday.
Who is Cathy?
100
Her husband locks her inside because he thinks she is too beautiful and will run away. She asks the kids to buy her fruit juice sometimes.
Who is Rafaela?
100
"I am a red balloon tied to an anchor."
What is a metaphor?
200
What happens to Esperanza in "Red Clowns?"
What is rape, Sally's betrayal?
200
The First Job
What is womanhood, coming of age, poverty?
200
He and his siblings run wild because their mom is overworked, and he ends up dying after he jumps from a building pretending to fly.
Who is Angel Vargas?
200
She goes against her father's wishes and goes to college, even though it means she has to stay up late studying and wake up early to take care of the family.
Who is Alicia?
200
"The moon that watched."
What is personification?
300
This is how Esperanza feels about the places she lives in.
What is ashamed?
300
The Monkey Garden
What is coming of age?
300
She is good at walking in high heels and almost agrees to kiss a bum for a dollar.
Who is Rachel?
300
Esperanza thinks this person is very lonely and doesn't believe any of the bad stories about her.
Who is Sally?
300
"a million moths"
What is alliteration?
400
This is what Esperanza's mom says about herself in "A Smart Cookie."
What is "I could have been someone if I didn't drop out of school."
400
No Speak English
What is Race/Ethnicity?
400
She is a sister, not a friend, and Esperanza views her as a responsibility.
Who is Nenny?
400
This is the first boy Esperanza has a crush on; he is very bad and looks at her all the time.
Who is Sire?
400
This image represents wanting something you can't have.
What is a woman looking out of a window?
500
This is what Esperanza swears she will do one day.
What is she will leave Mango St to come back for the ones who can't out.
500
Geraldo No Last Name
What is poverty, race/ethnicity?
500
She can't leave her home, but she sits on the porch and looks at boys, waiting for someone to change her life.
Who is Marin?
500
She is only a few years older than Esperanza, but she is married to a man who abuses and leaves her over and over. There is nothing Esperanza can do.