Characters
Incidents
I Am
Remember This?
Mixed Review
100
Her real name is Magdalena.
Who is Nenny?
100
Rachel and Lucy ask Esperanza for five dollars so they can do this.
What is buy a bicycle from Tito?
100
We got a new house and I don't really like it. Papa says it's temporary. Hint: My name is English means hope.
Who is Esperanza?
100
The city where The House on Mango Street takes place.
What is Chicago?
100
Where Esperanza waited for Sally at the carnival
What is by the Tilt-A-Whirl ride?
200
Steals a cadillac and gets caught
Who is Louie's Cousin?
200
Dies on the same day the girls make fun of her
Who is Aunt Guadalupe or Aunt Lupe?
200
I make Esperanza feel better at the Christening Party by telling her how beautiful she is and dancing with her.
Who is Uncle Nacho?
200
Alicia had to take care of her father and study at night so that she could do this
What is go to college?
200
They give advice to Esperanza and tell her, "You will always be Mango Street. You can't erase what you know. You can't forget who you are. You must remember to come back for the ones who cannot leave as easily as you."
Who are the three sisters?
300
Brothers of Esperanza
Who are Kiki and Carlos?
300
What Esperanza is interested in at Gil's Furniture Bought & Sold
What is a music box?
300
I like to scare the girls and chase them. I also like to look at the clouds.
Who is Darius?
300
The author of the story
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
300
Said she quit school because she did not have nice clothes
Who is Esperanza's mother?
400
Tries to fly off the roof of a garage
Who is Angel Vargas?
400
Sister Superior lets Esperanza do this "Just for today."
What is eat in the canteen (cafeteria)?
400
I have so many children and I have given up trying to make them behave.
Who is Rosa Vargas?
400
The metaphor Esperanza uses for herself when it comes to her relationship with Nenny.
What is a red balloon tied to an anchor?
400
Was beaten by her father and ended up marrying a marshmallow salesman
Who is Sally?
500
Gets Esperanza her first job
Who is Aunt Lala?
500
Esperanza gets her first job here.
What is Peter Pan Photo Finishers?
500
I wanted Rachel to kiss me. I offered her a dollar, but Lucy and Esperanza made her leave!
Who is the drunken bum?
500
Esperanza wakes up to find her father sitting on her bed. He is there to tell her this.
What is her grandfather is dead?
500
This is why Esperanza will one day invite bums in her house to come and stay in her attic.
What is she wants to be kind to others who know what it is like to be without a house?