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Vocabulary
Author
Narrative
Terminology
Quotations
100
A thin disk of unleavened bread
What is a tortilla
100
Who wrote the book "The House on Mango Street
What is Sandra Cisneros
100
Esperanza's name
What is Hope
100
something that has another meaning or on a different level
What is symbolism
100
"Hips are for dancing"
What is Lucy
200
Los espiritus
What is the spirits
200
The author chose this type of device when she wrote The House on Mango Street"
What is vignette
200
The place where Esperanza lived before Mango
What is Loomis
200
the manner of expression that a particular writer uses
What is style
200
"Don't trust those Vargas kids"
What is Esperanza's mother
300
Grandmother in Spanish
What is Abuelita
300
What culture does the author belong to?
What is Hispanic
300
The age of the protagonist
What is 12
300
A common thread or repeated idea incorporated throughout a literary work
What is theme
300
"I waited a lifetime. They lied. They all lied."
What is Esperanza
400
Rancheras is this type
What is a dance
400
Is a strong advocate of this type of literature
What is Chicana
400
The name of Ruthie's mother
What is Edna
400
A short, well-written sketch or descriptive scene
What is vignette
400
"He never hits me hard. She said her mama rubs lard on all the places where it hurts."
What is Sally
500
A gentleman of rank or Spanish for a male animal
What is Sire
500
Besides a writer, she held this profession
What is teacher
500
The chapter in which Esperanza is assaulted
What is Red Clowns
500
the arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases or words side by side or in similar moments
What is juxtaposition
500
"You must remember to come back. For the ones who cannot leave as easily as you."
What is The Three Sisters