What did Esperanza do to become friends with Rachael and Lucy?
She gave them $5 for a bike.
100
In "A Rice Sandwich" what was the name of the room at school in which Esperanza wanted to eat?
Canteen
100
What literary device does this show? "His feet were fat and doughy like thick tamales."
Simlie
100
What are the last 4 names Nenny says when she is naming clouds, as Esperanza is fighting with Rachel and Lucy?
Rachel, Lucy, Esperanza, Nenny
100
Who is the author?
Sandra Cisneros
200
Who are Esperanza's siblings?
Carlos, Kiki, Nenny
200
Which street did Esperanza live on before Mango street?
Loomis
200
"Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor." What type of literary device is this?
Metaphor
200
What does the nun say to Esperanza about her house at the very beginning of the novel?
"You live there?"
200
What does the sky represent to Esperanza?
Hope for a better future
300
Who's father does not support her attempt to make her life better?
Alicia's
300
In what city is Mango street located?
Chicago
300
"powerful bushel basket on the back porch" What 2 literary devices are shown here?
Personification, alliteration
300
As Rachel, Lucy, and Esperanza ride their bike down Mango street, a woman calls out to them regarding how 3 of them are on 1 bike. What does Rachel say in response?
"You've got quite a load there too!"
300
What color were the shoes that Lucy, Rachel, and Esperanza wore?
Yellow, red, pale blue (lemon shoes, red shoes, pale blue that used to be white)
400
If he is not looking at clouds, what does Darius usually do?
Chase girls with sticks and generally be annoying
400
Where did Lucy hide the shoes that they received in "The Family of Little Feet?" Be specific.
In a powerful bushel basket, under the front porch
400
What is the literary device in which two opposite things or ideas are placed very near each other?
Juxtaposition
400
Near the beginning of the novel, what does Esperanza say she is tied to?
"An anchor"
400
What is the way that Marin says you can tell how many boys are thinking about you?
Count the white flecks on your finger nails
500
Who moves in to Cathy's house? What game do they play in his yard?
Meme; they have a Tarzan jumping contest
500
What is there a shortage of on Mango street?
Hope
500
Why doesn't Sandra Cisneros use quotations when the characters are speaking?
She wanted to make the novel sound like a kid was speaking.
500
Fill in the blank. "One day you wake up and they are there. Ready and waiting like a new ___________ with the keys in the ignition." - From "hips"