Author Notes
Who is Cathy?
Esperanza is jealous of this person, who is older and frequently tells her about "grown up" things.
Who is Marin?
This character was unlucky when his father died.
Who is Papa (Esperanza's father)?
This person never saw her father cry.
Who is Esperanza?
According to the introduction in The House on Mango Street, this is where Cisneros did most of her writing because the room had a heater.
What is the kitchen?
This person is afraid of mice and studies hard to make a better life for herself.
Who is Alicia?
Outsiders view Mango Street as this.
What is dangerous?
These characters felt lucky when a neighbor offered them a bag of high heel shoes.
Who are Esperanza, Lucy, and Rachael?
Some people make fun of this person because they cannot speak English.
Who is Mamacita?
Cisneros is the only girl out of this many siblings.
What is seven?
Esperanza makes fun of this person, but the character reads poems with Esperanza and encourages her to become a writer.
Who is Aunt Lupe?
This character's husband left her with "wild" children, one of whom jumped to his death.
Who is Rosa Vargas?
In "The First Job," Esperanza was unlucky when she was kissed by this person.
Who is a male coworker?
This person wears nylons and eyeshadow at school.
Who is Sally?
Cisneros chose the name "Mango Street" for the book because of this seemingly curious reason.
Sally is compared to what famous woman?
Who is Cleopatra?
When he saw Esperanza and her friends walking in high heels, an old man said this.
What is "You're too young for those! Take them off or I'll call the police!"
This character was unlucky because they were not able to leave their house.
Who is Sally?
This is what happened to Esperanza on her first day of work.
What is kissed by a coworker?
Cisneros said that she writes stories that are short for this reason.
What is time management (to allow busy people to read them)?
Esperanza is annoyed by this person, but she feels the need to stick up for her and protect her.
Who is Nenny?
This character gossips with Esperanza, telling her about "(T)wo girls raggedy as rats (who) live across the street. You don't want to know them."
Who is Cathy?
This character felt lucky to get a boyfriend.
Who is Lois?
When this character died, everyone realized they did not know their full name.
Who is Geraldo?