QUOTES
Identify the following quote's figurative language:
"My papa's hair is like a broom"
What is a simile?
Who are Esperanza’s two best friends in the neighborhood?
Who is Lucy and Rachel?
The novel has ___________ instead of chapters.
What are vignettes?
Who is the author of The House on Mango Street?
Where does Jesús Colón describe the situation in “Little Things Are Big”?
What is a subway?
Identify the following quote's figurative language:
"My mother's hair... is the warm smell of bread before you bake it".
What is a metaphor?
What does Alicia do besides watch her siblings?
What is college?
Where is the story set? (City)
Where is Chicago?
What are the three themes we focused on this unit?
What are Identity, Dreams, and Home?
(Who Am I assignment) What movie character does Patel mention imitating in his performance?
Who is Spider-Man?
"She looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow." Who is this about?
Who is Esperanza's great grandmother?
What has Esperanza never seen her dad do before the Vignette "Papa Who Wakes Up in the Dark"?
What is cry?
What is the main conflict of the story?
What is Esperanza trying to find her identity?
Esperanza compares Rafaela’s hair to what fairytale character?
Who is Rapunzel?
(Quilt Of A Country) What does Quindlen mean when she compares America to a quilt?
What is sewing different pieces together?
"One day I will say goodbye to Mango. I am too strong for it to keep me." What theme does this show?
What is dreams/perseverance?
These characters represent the destructive effects of poverty on children.
Who are the Vargas' kids?
What is the resolution or ending message of the book?
What is Esperanza plans to leave Mango Street but promises to return for those who cannot.
What do windows frequently symbolize in the stories of women?
What is longing for freedom?
(Fish Cheeks) What food dish particularly embarrassed Amy during the meal?
What is steamed fish?
Identify the following quote's figurative language:
“porch and my pillow, my pretty purple petunias”
What is Alliteration?
Esperanza’s great-grandmother, after whom she was named, is described as "a wild horse of a woman." What theme does her story symbolize?
What is identity?
With the lack of a traditional plot, what is the novel emphasizing on instead of chronological events?
What is emphasizing the theme or character?
Why does Esperanza believe she was "born bad"?
Why does she think she killed her aunt?
What does the title “Little Things Are Big” suggest?
What is even little actions can have a big impact/consequence?