Esperanza
Family
Friends
Mango Street
Miscellaneous
100

The translation of the protagonist's name, Esperanza. ("My Name")

What is Hope

100

Esperanza's little sister's name ("Boys and Girls")

What is Nenny?

100

Esperanza's best friends ("Our Good Day")

Who are Rachel and Lucy?

100

What happened to Angel Vargas? ("There Was An Old Woman...")

What is he jumped off a building and "learned to fly"?

100

What city is this book is set in?

What is Chicago?

200

What Esperanza wishes for above all else? ("The House on Mango Street")

What is a house

200

The names of each person in Esperanza's family ("The House on Mango Street")

What is Papa, Mama, Carlos, Kiki, Esperanza and Nenny

200

What wise thing did Darius say about the clouds? ("Darius & the Clouds")



What is he said one of the clouds was God?

200

Who does not speak English? ("No Speak English")

Who is Mamacita?

200

What is the heritage of the author, Sandra Cisneros?

What is Latina?


300

Where was Esperanza's first job? ("The First Job")

What is Peter Pan's Photo Finishers

300

What did the Esperanza and her friends do to Aunt Lupe? ("Born Bad")

What is a imitate/make fun of her?

300

Why does Esperanza say Nenny is not her friend?  ("Boys & Girls")

What is Nenny is too young to be her friend and they are just sisters?

300

What happened when Louie's other cousin visited? ("Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin")

What is he picked them up in a stolen Cadillac and was arrested at the end?

300

Why doesn't Esperanza go out with her family on Sundays anymore? ("Bums in the Attic")

What is she is ashamed of the way they stare out the window at things they can't have?

400

Why doesn't Esperanza want to dance? ("Chanclas")

What is she is embarrassed because she is wearing her old shoes?

400

What does Esperanza do for her father after he receives bad news?

 

What is Esperanza holds him?

400

How did Esperanza feel when Sally went into the garden with the boys? What did she do? ("The Monkey Garden")

What is she felt angry and ran to Tito's apartment and told Tito's mother?

400

What do all of the children in the neighborhood disagree on regarding Earl? ("The Earl of Tennessee")

What is the way Earl's "wife" looks?

400

How does Esperanza feel about Mango Street? (“Alicia and I”)

What is she says she doesn't belong and she never wants to come from Mango Street?

500

What the old ladies at Rachel and Lucy's sibling's funeral tell Esperanza she must do. ("The Three Sisters")

What is return to Mango Street to help those who cannot leave

500

Who says she used to be smart and that she quit school because she did not have nice clothes? ("A Smart Cookie..")

Who is Esperanza's mother?

500

What do Minerva and Esperanza share in common? ("Minerva Writes Poems")

What is they both write poetry?

500

Why are people who come into Esperanza's neighborhood scared? ("Those Who Don't")

What is they think the residents are dangerous?

500

To what does Esperanza compare her hips? ("Hips")

What is a new Buick with keys in the ignition?