Characters
The name of the main character
Esperanza
What is another name for main character?
Protagonist
Who is Esperanza´s first friend in the neighborhood?
Cathy, the queen of cats
What is the name of the street Esperanza lives?
Mango Street
A (an) ____________ is a form of magazine article that allows the interviewer to conduct and then publish a person-to-person discussion.
INTERVIEW
What is the name of the girl that Esperanza admires because of her femininity?
Marin
What is another name for"supporting characters"?
Secondary characters
How does Esperanza describe her mother´s hair?
Smells like bread, perfect, curly, she feels safe with the smell
Name at least 2 symbols in the novel?
The house on Mango Street
The name Esperanza
Shoes
Trees
Poetry
This text type follows a question-and-answer format.
INTERVIEW
Who is Nenny?
Esperanza's little sister
It is a repeated pattern—an image, sound, word, or symbol that comes back again and again within a particular story.
Motif
What happens in the Chapter "Red Clowns"?
Esperanza is sexually abused
What kind of story is "The House on Mango Street"?
Coming-of-Age
Address a problem and express an opinion; persuasive and convincing
These are purposes of what kind of text type?
OPINION COLUMN
What are the names of Esperanza´s friends who live across the street?
Lucy and Rachel
What is a symbol?
A symbol is something that stands for or suggests something else; it represents something beyond literal meaning. In literature, a symbol can be a word, object, action, character, or concept that embodies and evokes a range of additional meaning and significance.
Why does Esperanza’s mother write a note/letter to the nun of the school?
Because Esperanza wanted to eat in the canteen and her mother sent this note to the nun to ask her for permission.
The recurrent themes of “self-discovery” and “identities” in “The House on Mango Street” are examples of:
Motifs
How are speakers introduced in the script of an 'interview'?
In this text type, the speakers are introduced by names or initials, usually in bold followed by a colon.
Who is Geraldo?
A wetback/ brazer that Marin met at a dance
What is the tone in the novel?
Dark, pessimistic, sad, hopeful
What happened to Geraldo in the chapter "Geraldo with No Last name"?
He got hit by a car while leaving a dance room.
What is the name of the rhetorical device in a piece of writing that appeals to 'logic'?
LOGOS
A columnist usually calls on the reader to become involved or care about an issue or a cause.
CALL TO ACTION