Nenny
Who is Esperanza's annoying little sister?
How most women try to escape Mango Street.
What is marriage?
Esperanza, Nenny, Rachel, and Lucy receive these as a hand-me-down.
The English meaning of Esperanza's name.
What is hope?
Esperanza's ethnicity.
What is Mexican?
Rachel and Lucy
Who are Esperanza's best friends?
How Alicia tries to escape Mango street.
What is going to college?
How the Vargas kids act.
What is wild and uncared for?
What Esperanza wants more than anything else.
What is a new house?
One person in Esperanza's family who dies.
Who is Aunt Lupe?
Minerva
Who is Esperanza's friend who writes poems and is abused by her husband?
How Marin tries to escape Mango Street.
What is finding a boyfriend?
Why Cathy, Queen of cats moves away from Mango Street.
What is "the neighborhood is getting bad?"
This happens to Esperanza at her first job.
What is an unwanted kiss?
Esperanza's first crush, a boy who takes an interest in her first.
Who is Sire?
Mamacita
Who is a lady who refuses to leave her house and to speak English?
How Sally eventually leaves Mango Street.
What is by marriage?
The closest thing Mango Street has to a park.
Esperanza says she would let these sleep in her attic when she has her own home.
What are bums?
The women who tell Esperanza that her wish for a house will come true.
Who are the three sisters?
Rafaela
Who is a lady who is locked in her house by her husband?
How Esperanza will "come back for the others" and save Mango Street.
What is writing their stories?
This man is killed in a hit and run, but Marin never even learned his last name.
Who is Geraldo?
How Esperanza feels about her name.
What is sad...?
hat Esperanza reads to her Aunt Lupe.
What is a poem she wrote?