Vocab
Affiliated
Cogent
Impervious
Tepid
Augment
Affiliated
The translation of the protagonist's name, Esperanza.
Hope
What is the highest grossing movie of all time?
Avatar.
This is the reason the soup "tasted like corpses" on one particular night.
The young boy or pipel was hanged and did not die right away.
What figure of speech is this?
This ice cream is the best ice cream I've ever tasted!
Hyperbole.
(adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
Adulterate
Dour
Meticulous
Redress
Fallow
Dour
The names of each person in Esperanza's family
What is Papa, Mama, Carlos, Kiki, Esperanza and Nenny
Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
Australia.
His warnings are ignored near the beginning of the story.
Moshe the Beadle.
What kind of conflict is Elie battling his hunger?
Man vs. __________
Man vs. nature
(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
Urbane
Liquidate
Unfeigned
Negligible
Belligerent
Negligible
When she gets a house of her own, who or what Esperanza says she would let sleep in her attic
Bums (homeless)
What is the second biggest organ in the body?
The liver.
The largest and best known concentration camp where Elie and his family were first sent
Auschwitz
You want to sleep over at your friend's house so you ask your friend's mom to call your parent. What Aristotelian appeal did you use?
Ethos.
(adj.) hasty, not thorough
Infallible
Assent
Cursory
Adroit
Artifice
Cursory
A place that becomes a symbol of magic and freedom for the neighborhood children
What is the Monkey Garden
Spell the following word:
Definitely.
He is the doctor of Auschwitz, famous for his ous "selections" and horrific experiments.
Dr. Menegle
What is the format of the snapshot-like memories in each chapter?
Vignettes.
(v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
Vociferous
Somber
Consecrate
Pliable
Obviate
Obviate
The body part that Esperanza fixates on as a symbol of her unattractiveness.
Her feet.
What is the only letter that doesn't appear in the periodic table?
J.
This is how Elie "rebelled" against God during Yom Kippor.
He did not fast.
How is House On Mango Street a bildungsroman?
It follows Esperanza through her formative years as she grows up.