My name is...
Esperanza's sister who is younger, less smart, and still acts like a child.
Who is Nenny?
The house on Mango Street is this color, as described in the first chapter.
What is red?
Mama's hair smells like this sweet baked food.
What is bread?
Esperanza wants to have a best one of these, but she doesn't have one yet.
What is a best friend?
The names of the two sisters who move in and split the cost of the bicycle with Esperanza.
Who are Lucy and Rachel?
Esperanza's great-grandmother had this same name, and she was forced to marry.
What is Esperanza?
This is the very first thing Esperanza and her family own all by themselves in the new house.
What is the house (or a house)?
Esperanza says she is like this object, which is tied to a heavy stone and cannot fly away.
What is a red balloon?
This is the language Esperanza's name means "hope" in.
What is Spanish?
The mother of two children who live in an apartment on Mango Street; she tries to sell cosmetics.
Who is Louie's mother?
The neighbor who has many cats and tells Esperanza that she is moving away soon.
Who is Cathy?
The type of room Esperanza does not have, even though she always wanted one.
What is her own room?
Nenny and Esperanza's laughter is compared to the sound of these items breaking.
What are dishes/a pile of dishes?
Esperanza says that in English, her name means this feeling or action.
What is sadness (or waiting)?
This neighbor has an accident while jumping from a high roof and is put in a cast.
Who is Meme Ortiz?
Esperanza's two younger brothers; they cannot talk to girls outside of the house.
Who are Carlos and Kiki?
When Esperanza sees the new house, the window is small and the brick is this color.
What is crumbled/sad red?
In 'Laughter,' the sisters’ laughter is compared to the sound of these musical objects ringing.
What are ice cream bells?
Esperanza wants a new name that sounds more like her, such as this invented name.
What is Zeze the X?
This woman reads palms and tells Esperanza that her future is a "home in the heart."
Who is Elenita?
This character is Louie's mother's cousin, and she is arrested after driving a fast, fancy car.
Who is Louie's cousin?
Esperanza says her great-grandmother only looked out of the window because she had this emotion.
What is sadness (or trapped)?
The words small, red, and crumbly are all examples of this part of speech used to describe the house.
What are adjectives?
Esperanza says the dream she wishes to keep secret is the dream of owning this one day.
What is her own house?
These neighbor kids are very wild, and their mother often gives up on trying to discipline them.
Who are the Vargas kids?