House on Mango Street
What kind of house does Esperanza want for herself?
She wants a house on the hillside with a big garden like the ones where her papa works.
What does the bust of Pallas Athena represent?
That nature powers over the strongest of human knowledge.
Who does Jing-Mei’s mother want her to be?
The Chinese Shirley Temple
What is a prodigy?
A gifted child
Marguerite is having a difficult time doing what?
She is struggling to communicate with people.
What is an aristocrat?
A nobleman
Which city is the setting for the “Necklace”?
Paris, France
What does Olly decide is the perfect metaphor for life?
Baggage Carousels
Which book changes meaning every time Madeline reads it?
The Little Prince
Esperanza says, "People who live on hills sleep close to the stars, and they forget those of us who live too much on earth." What does this statement mean?
People who have been blessed with many things don’t consider the less fortunate.
What does the word countenance mean?
It is a noun that means facial expression.
What is the meaning of willful thoughts?
Different ideas for herself than what her mother has chosen for her.
What does indignity mean?
Humiliation
Momma offers Mrs. Flowers assistance with getting her bags, this shows she has what for Mrs. Flower?
Mama has a high level of respect for her
Define benign.
Harmless
At the beginning of the story, what is the cause of Madame Loisel’s constant unhappiness?
Her desire to be wealthy
What are Madeline’s after dinner activity choices?
Movie night, Honor Pictionary, Book Club, or Phonetic Scrabble
What is Madeline’s favorite movie?
Pride and Prejudice- the BBC Version
Why does Esperanza emphasize that she will act "like a man"?
She’s going to do things her own way, not what is expected from a woman.
Edgar Allen Poe distracts himself from the grief of losing Lenore by doing what?
He distracts himself by reading.
What is the central idea of the excerpt?
The mother believes that their family could succeed in America by immersing themselves in its culture.
Define reproach.
Disapproval
Marguerite is entranced by Mrs. Flowers’ reading. What happens while Mrs. Flowers reads to Marguerite?
Marguerite loses track of the meaning of the reading and cannot comprehend the reading as she normally would.
What does it mean to infuse?
To fill
Where does Madame Loisel lose Madame Forestier’s necklace?
At the ball
Who is Rosa?
Carla’s 17-year old daughter
What makes Madeline become skeptical of her mom?
She receives a letter from Dr. Melissa Francis from the hospital in Hawaii that tells her she doesn’t believe that Madeline has SCID.
How does Esperanza feel about her great-grandparents’ dating relationship?
She thinks that marrying her great-grandfather kept her great-grandmother from reaching her full-potential.
The raven is a reflection of the narrator’s what?
The narrator’s grief for his beloved.
Does the narrator think that the odds of being a child prodigy are high?
The narrator’s early ideas about becoming a famous child prodigy were unlikely to occur.
What is an abundance?
Large Supply
What is the central theme of the text?
Everyday people can provide some of the greatest wisdom
Define couched.
Phrased
What is the direct effect of Madame Loisel’s loss of the necklace?
A life of poverty and hard physical labor
What does Madeline hide in the architecture models that she makes?
Clay Astronaut Figures
What did Madeline have a nightmare about as a child?
An alien invasion in which she was left alone because the aliens took everyone who wasn’t sick
How does Esperanza feel about her place in her family?
She feels like an outsider.
What does ghastly mean?
In this context, it is an adjective that means dreadful.
How are we made aware that the narrator believes that she will fail at being a prodigy?
The narrator realizes that her hopes may end in failure.
Define listless
Lethargic
What is ambience?
The character and atmosphere of a place; the aura
The jeweler originally wanted __________ francs for an identical necklace.
$36,000
How old was Madeline when her father and brother passed away?
6 months old
What is Madeline’s disease?
SCID