Check for Understanding: "My Name" by Sandra Cisneros

Front

What is the narrator's name?

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Esparanza

Front

Why was her great-grandmother considered "wild?"

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She didn't want to get married

Front

What does Esperanza mean when she says her Mexican culture doesn't want women to be strong?

Back

Her culture doesn't want women to be independent and able to take care of themselves

Front

What conclusion can be made from Esperanza's statement: "I don't want to inherit her place by the window"?

Back

Esperanza doesn't want to live her life the way her grandmother did.

Front

What is Esperanza revealing to us about her feelings about herself, her life and her dreams for the future through the discussion of her name?

Back

She wants to make her own choices and define her own identity.

Front

Narrator's tone toward traditional gender norms?

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rebellious

Front

Piercy compares her name to not nice, plain, everyday objects using similes.

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True

Front

In the poem, the author's name is impossible for foreigners to pronounce.

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True