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In Esperanza's family, who's hair looks like a broom?
Papa
What does Darius say he sees in the clouds?
God.
Who are Esperanza's 2 best friends?
Rachel and Lucy
Where is Esperanza's family from?
Mexico
How is Elenita different from many of the other women on Mango Street?
She seems to be independent. She runs a business in her home (giving tarot card readings). She doesn't seem to have a husband controlling her actions.
What does Esperanza wish for above all else?
A house of her own
Which character is studying at university?
Alicia
What Rachel, Lucy and Esperanza purchased together.
A bike
Who is Esperanza's little sister?
How does Esperanza describe her hair?
Nenny
slippery
What was in Esperanza's sandwich the day she ate in the canteen at school?
Rice
What is Esperanza's first job?
Sorting negatives at a photo finisher (Peter Pan)
Who won the Tarzan Jumping Contest?
Meme Ortiz
What hand-me-down items Esperanza and her friends receive from a neighbor.
High- heeled shoes
What happens to Aunt Lupe?
Why does Esperanza feel guilty?
She feels guilty because she made fun of her during a game.
What do Nenny and Esperanza find in the junk store?
A music box.
Who is Esperanza named after?
Her great- grandmother
Who says "There? You live there?"
A nun
Why did Cathy Queen of Cats move?
People like Esperanza are moving in. The neighborhood is "getting bad"
Why doesn't Esperanza want to dance at her cousin's baptism party?
She is wearing her old school shoes. She wants new sandals to go with her new dress.
What is Sally's life like when she gets married?
She has things she likes, but she is not allowed to go out, and her marriage is toxic.
How does Esperanza feel about her name? How does she describe it?
She doesn't like her name. She thinks it sounds like sadness.
What do you know about Marin?
She is Louie's cousin.
She wants to have a job downtown.
She is from Puerto Rico, and will be sent back soon because she is a lot of trouble.
She is not able to leave the house during the day, but at night she sits outside and listens to the radio and smokes cigarettes.
What is one positive thing and one negative thing about Esperanza's first job?
She doesn't know if she can sit/ she feels uncomfortable during her breaks. A man tried to kiss her
What smell does Esperanza compare her mother's hair to?
To bread
Who dies in Esperanza's family?
Her abuelito (her dad's dad)