Esperanza
What does Esperanza's name mean?
Hope
Esperanza's little sister
Nenny
Who are Esperanza's best friends?
Lucy and Rachel
Who is Rosa Vargas?
a woman whose husband abandoned her. she has too many children.
who is the author of the book?
Sandra Cisneros
what Esperanza wishes for
a house
The names of everyone in Esperanza's family
Papa, Mama, Esperanza, Kiki, Carlos, Nenny
what did Rachel, Lucy, and Esperanza buy together?
a bike
who wants to escape the neighborhood by marrying a rich man?
Marin
Where is Sandra Cisneros' family from?
Mexico
Who did Esperanza get her name from?
Her great grandmother
Where is Esperanza's family originally from?
Mexico
what hand-me-down items did Esperanza and her friends receive from a neighbor?
high-heeled shoes
who goes to college and doesn't want to spend her life in a factory or at home?
Alicia
what is the setting of the book?
Chicago
Where does Esperanza want to eat lunch?
the canteen
a rice sandwich
what game do Esperanza and her friends play when they talk about hips?
jump-rope
What happened to Meme Ortiz?
he broke his arm jumping out of the tree during the Tarzan Jumping Contest.
what did Esperanza's family do a lot at the beginning of the novel?
they moved from apartment to apartment.
How does Esperanza describe her hair?
lazy; it never obeys
who died in Esperanza's family?
her grandfather
Cathy, Queen of Cats
what happened to Louie's cousin?
He got arrested for stealing a car.
Esperanza says "the boys and the girls..."
"...live in separate worlds."