Esperanza
The translation of the protagonist's name, Esperanza.
What is Hope
Esperanza's little sister
Who is Nenny
Esperanza's best friends
Who are Rachel and Lucy
Who did Esperanza inherit her name from?
Who is her great-grandmother
What Esperanza wishes for above all else
What is a house
The names of each person in Esperanza's family
Who are Papa, Mama, Carlos, Kiki, Esperanza and Nenny
What Rachel, Lucy, and Esperanza purchased together
What is a bike
Who does Esperanza share a room with?
Who is Nenny
One of the overall, major themes of this story.
What is coming-of-age
Where Esperanza's family is from
What is Mexico
Esperanza's friend until Tuesday
Who is Cathy
What are the names of the other streets that Esperanza and her family have lived on?
What is Loomis, Keeler, Paulina
What makes Esperanza's new house on Mango Street different than the other houses she has lived in?
What is owning it rather than renting it
What does Esperanza say about boys and girls?
What is they live in separate worlds.
Why is Cathy moving away?
What is that the neighborhood is getting bad with people like "us" moving in
How does Esperanza feel about the house on Mango Street?
What is disappointed; she dreams of having her own house but this isn't it
Who does Esperanza love and feel most safe with?
Who is her mother
What is something we find out immediately about Esperanza's family?
What is that they move a lot
How does Esperanza become friends with Rachel and Lucy?
What is they ask her for money to pay for a bike that they will share
What does the house on Mango Street look like?
What is small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you would think they are holding their breath...bricks crumbling in places, swollen front door...