Esperanza is discontent, or unhappy, with this for most of the book.
What is her house?
100
The four skinny trees outside Esperanza's window are a _____________, which is something that represents itself and some other idea, emotion, etc.
What is a symbol?
100
This form of figurative language is an exaggeration that is primarily used for humor. An example would be "I am so hungry I could eat a horse."
What is a hyperbole?
200
She is Esperanza's little sister.
Who is Nenny?
200
Esperanza decides she will leave Mango Street, but she will return for those who cannot leave.
What is the resolution?
200
The high heel shoes from the family with little feet make the girls realize this.
What is they are maturing and people look at them differently?
200
The House on Mango Street is considered this form of literature.
What is a novella?
200
This is a reference to something or someone famous or well-known in a literary work.
What is an allusion?
300
She is a source of comfort and security for Esperanza.
Who is Mama?
300
In Chicago in the 1960s, Esperanza moves to Mango Street.
What is the exposition?
300
Alicia and the three sisters convince Esperanza to do this.
What is return to Mango Street one day?
300
This is the author's attitude about the subject he/she is writing about.
What is the tone?
300
This literary technique is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of consecutive words. An example would be "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
What is alliteration?
400
She was the first person to demonstrate racism to Esperanza.
Who is Cathy?
400
Esperanza is assaulted at the carnival.
What is the climax?
400
The three sisters see is in Esperanza's future.
What is she will leave Mango Street and go far?
400
This is the message or big idea about life the author wants the reader to understand.
What is the theme?
400
This a type of figurative language in which non-human subject is given human qualities.
What is personification?
500
Esperanza shares a bicycle with these two sisters.
Who are Rachel and Lucy?
500
The three sisters tell Esperanza to keep writing.
What is the falling action?
500
This is what is wrong with Aunt Lupe.
What is she has an incurable disease?
500
This is the struggle between opposing forces in a literary work. It can be internal or external.
What is conflict?
500
This is a literary technique in which a grammatical element, such as a word, phrase, sentence, clause, etc. is repeated within a section of the literary work.