House
What street does Esperanza live in?
Mango Street
Who has hair like a broom?
Papa
What does Esperanza do to get the five dollars?
She steals 2 dollars from Nenny.
"Her house is like cat heaven" (Cisneros 13).
Simile
Who is the woman who had so many children she didn't know what to do?
Rosa Vargas
Why did they move at the beginning of the novel?
The water pipes for their old apartment broke.
What does the name Esperanza mean in English?
Hope.
If Marin is not sent to her mother by next year where does she want to work?
Marin wants to work downtown because that's where the best jobs are.
"Today we are Cinderella..." (Cisneros 40)
Metaphor
Where does Louie's family live?
Downstairs from Meme.
Who made Esperanza feel embarrassed of where she lived?
The nun.
Who is Esperanza's first friend in the neighborhood?
Cathy.
What was wrong with the big yellow Cadillac?
It was stolen.
"She is too many light-years away" (Cisneros 52).
Hyperbole
What is the one thing that Esperanza and Nenny share as sisters? How can you recognize that they are related?
Their laughter.
What characters does Esperanza live with?
Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, and Nenny.
Where did Meme Ortiz move to?
Cathy's old apartment.
What did Darius see in the clouds?
Popcorn/God
"windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath" (Cisneros 4).
Personification
"You girls too young to be wearing shoes like that" (Cisneros 41). What type of shoes are they talking about?
In the Vignette Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark Esperanza is given a responsibility what is that?
Her dad tells her that he needs to go back to Mexico because his father passed away. Esperanza is the oldest so it's up to her to share the news with the rest of her siblings.
The first time we are introduced to Alicia what does Esperanza say?
"... Alicia is stuck-up ever since she went to college" (Cisneros 12).
What happened to Esperanza on her first day working?
An older man grabs her face and kisses her.
Heels and what?
Heels symbolize Esperanza's growth.
If Esperanza could change her name what would she change it to?
Lisandra, Maritza, or Zeze the X