Flashcards on 'The House on Mango Street'

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Narrator of 'The House on Mango Street'

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Esperanza

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Esperanza's feelings about the house on Mango Street

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Disappointed

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Purpose of the passage about Esperanza's mother's hair

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To convey the security and safeness Esperanza feels with her mother.

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The author uses this literary device in the passage: "But my mother's hair, my mother's hair, like little rosettes, like candy circles all curly and pretty..."

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Simile

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At the beginning of the novel, Esperanza is described as being this.

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Innocent and naive

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Cathy, Queen of Cats, wants to move away from Mango Street because...

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She doesn't want to live by Mexican Americans.

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Esperanza feels she and Nenny are similar because they have similar what?

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They have similar thoughts.

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The fancy yellow car Esperanza gets a ride in was...

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It was a car stolen by Louie's cousin.

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Key to a better life for young girls in Esperanza's community

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An education

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Type of women Esperanza draws inspiration from

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Strong, independent women who value education