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What does Esperanza's name mean?
What is hope?
What is the name of the narrator of The House on Mango Street?
What is Esperanza?
A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future.
What is expectation?
Feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over something
What is regret?
An obstacle that prevents progress or communication.
What is a barrier?
Who says, "When we win the lottery?"
What is Esperanza's mother?
She is Esperanza's little sister.
Who is Nenny?
Minerva is only a little older than Esperanza, but she already has this.
What are two kids?
What does Esperanza's father do for a living? (What is his job?)
He is a gardener for rich people on the hill.
A strong desire or yearning for something.
What is longing?
This person's hair represents safety and comfort for the Esperanza.
What is her mother's hair?
He is a gardener.
Who is Esperanza's father?
She writes poems.
Why does Esperanza stop going with her family to see the big houses on the hill?
She is ashamed to sit in her car and stare at the rich houses.
A piece of fabric worn for warmth or decoration.
What is a shawl?
What is Esperanza's dream?
To get a house of her own.
This person writes poems at night and cries because her husband always leaves.
Who is Minerva?
Minerva's husband does this, even though she wants him to stop.
Why does Esperanza dream of owning a house with an attic?
To give the homeless a place to live.
A type of soft leather with a velvet- like surface.
Who were Esperanza's best friends at the beginning of the story?
Who are Lucy and Rachel?
This man owns a junk store and has a music box that surprises Esperanza.
Who is Gil?
This vignette shows that even though Minerva writes poems, she still feels like this.
What is trapped, hopeless, stuck?
What does the attic symbolize for Esperanza?
Her commitment to help others in the future.
Able to recover quickly from difficulties or setbacks.