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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho is the author of The House On Mango Street?Sandy CerenosSandra CisnerosCaty CisnerosEzperanza Cisneros
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere is The House On Mango Street set?ChicagoNew York CityNew MexicoTexas
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho lives on Mango Street?Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, Nenny and EsperanzaEsperanza, Louie, Carlos and NennyMama, Papa, Nenny, Kiki, EsperanzaEveryone in the novel
- 4. Multiple ChoiceMy Name
What is the narrator's name, and what does it mean in English and Spanish?It is Blance. In English it means "white." In Spanish it means "pure."It is "Esperanza." In English it means "hope." In Spanish it means "too many letters."It is "Nenny" and It doesn't mean much of anythingIt is "Esperanza" and it means woman. - 5. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False
People who come into Esperanza's neighborhood think the residents are dangerous.TrueFalse - 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the narrator mean when she says, “Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor?She is saying that she, unlike her brothers, has a lot of responsibilities. She is not as free and independent as Carlos and Kiki, at least until Nenny is old enough to be mature.She believes that she is made of rubber and can be filled with helium and float into the sky.Here, she is implying that her parents hate her because she is a girl and they won’t let her do anything like Carlos and Kiki.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Esperanza mean by the quote, “she looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow.”She means that women are forced to sit and ‘watch’ life go by without living their own dreams. They have to do what is expected of them.She means that her great-grandmother loved to look outside and see her children playing. If one of then got hurt, then she felt really sad.She means that she really wanted to be free, but her family kept her inside all day to look out the window.
- 8. Multiple Choice"Then as if she forgot I just moved in, she says the neighborhood is getting bad"(13)
Who says the neighborhood is getting bad?CathyCatherineCatyClay - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened when Louie's other cousin visited?He tried to sell toys to them.He gave the kids a ride in a stolen car and was arrested.He took them to see their first movie.Esperanza had a crush on him.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Esperanza mean when she says that Alicia inherited her mother’s rolling pin and sleepiness?She received her mother’s looks and mannerisms.She took over her mother’s position at the factory where she worked.She received all of her mother’s responsibilities of taking care of the family.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceVignette: Hips
While they are jumping rope, the girls are talking about hips, how “one day you wake up and they are there. “ What do the comments about what hips are for show about the girls? What evidence best supports this?Their comments show that they are now growing into young women. As they are outside jumping rope, Rachel, Lucy, and Esperanza are singing rhymes about hips and what they are used for while Nenny, the youngest is still singing as a child would. “She is too many light-years away. She is in a world we don’t belong to anymore.”Their comments show that they are trying to act older than what they are. They are little girls who should not be talking about hips. The show how immature they are when they believe that “if you don’t [get hips] you may turn into a man. - 12. Multiple Choice_________ share/s a bike with Esperanza and NennyCathyLucy and RachelRuthieRachel
- 13. Multiple Choice_________ spent her life looking out the window.MamaRuthieGreat-grandmotherMinerva
- 14. Multiple Choice___________is Esperanza's responsibility.KikiCarlosNennyMama
- 15. Multiple Choicelongs for a friend she can tell secrets toCathyMamaMarinEsperanza
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhose kids are "too many and too much" ?Cathy, Queen of CatsMarin Vargas'Esperanza'sRose Vargas'
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to Esperanza on her first day of work?A coworker of hers grabs her and kisses her hard on the mouth and doesn't let goA coworker tells her it is his birthday and they sing him a songA coworker yells at her for not reading the rulesShe realizes that she is probably going to be bad at any job she ever has
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Esperanza mean when she says that Alicia inherited her mother’s rolling pin and sleepiness?She received her mother’s looks and mannerisms.She took over her mother’s position at the factory where she worked.She received all of her mother’s responsibilities of taking care of the family.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceVignette: The Family of Little Feet
How do the shoes change the girls?The girls’ feet began to grow like women’s feet.The girls acted like they were models in a magazine.The girls begin to act like they are older women. - 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Esperanza like Marin?She is good at babysitting.She is teaching Esperanza to sing.She tells Esperanza "adult" things.She bakes excellent cookies.
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