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Esperanza's family
The house and neighborhood
Esperanza
Esperanza's friends
The people of Mango Street
100
How does Esperanza feel toward her sister, Nenny, at the beginning of the novella?
What is: She feels Nenny is a responsibility, and not a true friend
100
When Esperanza feels weak, she looks to the ________ outside her bedroom window to inspire her to feel strong and determined
What is four skinny trees
100
In the beginning, Esperanza, the narrator, is discontent with her:
What is house
100
Why does Esperanza meet and become friends with Rachel and Lucy?
What is She contributes money to buy and share a used bike with the sisters
100
What happened to Louie's male cousin?
What is he was arrested for stealing a car
200
Who is Esperanza's namesake, the person she is named after?
What is her grandmother
200
In the beginning, Esperanza, the narrator, is discontent with her:
What is home
200
True or False. Esperanza is both the main character and the narrator of the story
What is True
200
What does Marin do during the day?
What is Marin babysits Louie's little sisters while his mother works
200
What is the problem with Rosa Vargas' children?
What is They are wild, out of control, and disrespectful to themselves and others
300
How does Papa react when his father dies, and why is Esperanza uncomfortable?
What is Papa cries, and Esperanza has never seen him cry before
300
In the end, Esperanza knows that after she leaves home, she will have to:
What is return eventually, for those who cannot leave
300
What does Esperanza want to do for lunch at school?
What is she wants to eat in the cafeteria
300
What are Alicia's dreams for her future?
What is she hopes to graduate from university and move away from home
300
How do the neighbors deal with the Vargas kids?
What is the neighbors ignore the kids, since the children do not listen to their warnings
400
What is wrong with Aunt Lupe?
What is sick with an incurable disease
400
What does the bum man offer to trade with Rachel?
What is he offers to trade a dollar for a kiss
400
the meaning of Esperanza's name in Spanish
What is hope
400
Which body part inspires Rachel, Lucy, and Esperanza to make up sexually-suggestive jump rope songs?
What is hips
400
Who is "Geraldo No Last Name"?
What is he was a man Marin danced with one night, just before he was killed
500
Why is Aunt Lupe important to Esperanza?
What is she listens to Esperanza's poems and encourages her to keep writing
500
What is the house on Mango street like?
What is It is a small red house with a few trees out front and a small garage
500
Where does Esperanza get her first real job?
What is she matches negatives to prints at a photo-finishing store
500
After Alicia's mother died, what did Alicia's father expect her to do?
What is cook for him
500
What do Mamacita, Minerva, Rafaela, and Sally have in common?
What is they all have men who control and mistreat the women