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Characters
Places
Literary Techniques
Quotations
Wild Card!
100
woman who is afraid to assimilate, and therefore resists learning English.
Who is Mamacita?
100
city and state where novel takes place.
What is Chicago, Illinois?
100
Esperanza primarily uses this literary technique to explain how four skinny trees teach and inspire her to keep on going and surviving.
What is personification?
100
Near beginning of novel, Esperanza compares herself to a balloon tied to this.
What is "an anchor?"
100
When feels guilty because she imitated this character when she was sick.
What is Aunt Lupe?
200
girl who works hard to get an education, even though her father disapproves of it.
Who is Alicia?
200
country Esperanza's family originally immigrated from.
What is Mexico?
200
most common reason that an author uses literary technique, "repetition."
What is for emphasis?
200
Esperanza feels safe when people are "all _________ all around".
What is "brown?"
200
The real reason that Earl of Tennessee's wife looks different to everyone in neighborhood.
What is because she's actually several different women.
300
last name of Esperanza's family.
What is Cordero?
300
Esperanza was sexually assaulted in this location.
What is a carnival (near "Red Clowns")?
300
five senses that imagery appeals to, and one that is most often given that distinction.
What are sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste...sight being most common?
300
three sisters compare Esperanza's life to this and tell her she must remember this.
What is "a circle" and "to come back for ors?"
300
Esperanza's mother says she used to be a what?
What is a smart cookie?
400
names of Esperanza's two brothers and one sister.
What are Carlos, Kiki, and Nenny?
400
local hangout for Esperanza's friends, and closest thing to a playground that kids have.
What is Monkey Garden?
400
A phrase Esperanza uses to describe her dream house that uses literary technique of alliteration.
What is "my Porch, and my Pillow, and my Pretty, Purple Petunias?"
400
Sally says that she got married because she is in love, but Esperanza says she thinks Sally did it for this reason.
What is "to escape?"
400
This woman smokes a cigarette and irons while Esperanza begs for help
Tito's mom
500
At least three characters who have a window as a symbol within their respective vignettes.
Who are Rafaela, Sally, Minerva, Mamacita, Esperanza, Esperanza's great-grandmother? (any three)
500
Where Esperanza met three sisters, and the reason she was there in the first place.
What is Lucy and Rachel's for their sister's wake.
500
Shoes represent maturity in this novel. When an object idea has a literal meaning and a "deeper" meaning, that technique is called
What is symbolism
500
Esperanza's father always holds this in the air when he dreams about owning a better home
What is a lottery ticket
500
one, single quality possessed by ALL of trapped women on that prevents them from leaving their situations or getting help.
What is FEAR?