Characters
Background Knowledge
Literary Terms/Devices
Novel Details I
Novel Details II
100

The last person to see Geraldo alive before he is hit by a vehicle

Who is Marin?

100

The House on Mango Street covers this much time of the protagonist's life

What is a year?

100

"One day you wake up and they are there. Ready and waiting like a new Buick with the keys in the ignition." is an example of this literary device

What is a simile?

100

Marin intends to travel to this country in a year to meet her boyfriend

What is Puerto Rico?

100

After moving to Mango Street there were this many members of the Cordero family

What is six?

200

Fears leaving her home because she cannot speak English

Who is Mamacita?

200

Sandra Cisneros was born in this city which the same as the setting for The House on Mango Street

What is Chicago, IL?

200

Words that appeal to the five senses are a part of this literary device

What is imagery?

200

Louie's cousin was seen driving this type of vehicle in a particular color

What is a yellow Cadillac?

200

Rafaela likes to drink this fruity beverage

What is coconut and papaya juice?

300

This character wants to leave Mango Street to escape the "bad people" moving in

Who is Cathy?

300

It was in this year that The House on Mango Street was written

What is 1984?

300

This symbol is often used in the novel to represent maturity of women

What are shoes?

300
The Vargas kids are known for not having this

What is respect?

300

The Asian man did this to Esperanza, without her permission, at her first job

What is kiss her?

400

She could have been somebody if she didn't feel quit school because of her clothing

Who is Esperanza's mother?

400

The House on Mango Street could be considered this type of novel because it follows the life of a character as they mature

What is Coming of Age novel?

400

Giving human characteristics to non-human things is known as this literary device

What is personification?

400

While watching the clouds, Darius describes one as this religious figure

Who is God?

400

Everyone in the neighborhood can never agree what this person looks like

Who is the Earl of Tennessee's Wife?

500

They ask Esperanza to make a wish and tell her to always return to Mango Street

Who are the Three Sisters?

500

In French this word means "little vine"

What is vignette?

500

The women trapped on Mango Street represent this theme from the novel

What is the Power of Gender Roles?

500

According to Elenita, Esperanza's new home is located in the area of the body

What is the heart?

500

Esperanza's Papa was only able to eat this dish his first three months in America

What is hamandeggs?