Characters
Themes
Vocabulary
Events in the story
Random
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Who is the main character?
Esperanza
100
Name one theme in the book.
Can one of these:
Family, friends, neighborhood, growing up, identity
100
What is this a picture of?
Sky
100
Who was the first person that Esperanza tried to be friends with?
Cathy
100
What is the name of the street Esperanza lives on?
Mango Street
200
Who are the two sisters who are friends with Esperanza?
Rachel and Lucy
200
What is the most common theme we have read so far?
Friends or family
200
My shirt is torn, it is ___________.
raggedy
200
Who does Esperanza buy a bike with?
Rachel and Lucy
200
What two languages does Esperanza speak?
English and Spanish
300
Who is queen of cats?
Cathy
300
What is the theme in "Cathy Queen of Cats"?
Friendship
300
What is this a picture of?
Buckteeth
300
Why is Cathy moving away from Mango Street?
Bad people keep moving into the neighborhood.
or
The neighborhood is getting bad.
300
What country is Esperanza's parents from?
Mexico
400
Who is the girl who sees mice in the morning?
Alicia
400
What is the difference between main idea and theme?
Main idea is a short summary of the story, theme is the big idea.
400
The floor on the house is ______________.
crooked
400
Why does Esperanza see her father crying?
Her abuelito died.
400
What city does the story take place in?
Chicago
500
What are all of the names of Esperanza's siblings?
Nenny, Kiki and Carlos
500
What is the theme of the chapter "Louie, His cousin and his other Cousin"?
Neighborhood
500
I __________ inherited my eyes from my Dad.
inherited
500
Why did Louie's cousin get in trouble with the police in the chapter "Louie, his cousin and his other cousin"?
He stole a car.
500
Who is the author of the book?
Sandra Cisernos