House on Mango Street Theme

House on Mango Street Theme

Multiple Choice

The central idea, or insight, about life or human behavior that a story reveals.

• Plot

• Theme

• Conflict

Multiple Choice

“Those who don’t know any better come into our neighborhood scared.”

• identity: learn about oneself

• racial stereotypes

• friendship

Multiple Choice

“They are bad, those Vargases, and how can they help it with only one mother who is tired all of the time…”

• racial stenotypes

• coming of age = growing up

• family

Multiple Select

All of the following are in Esperanza's family EXCEPT

• Nenny

• Kiki

• Mama

• Meme Ortiz

Multiple Choice

“Alicia...studies for the first time at the University ...because she doesn’t want to spend her whole life in a factory…”

• hopes and dreams

• family

• identity

Multiple Choice

All night the boy is a man watches me dance. He watched me dance.

• hopes and dreams

• coming of age = growing up

• friendship

Multiple Choice

"...when she [Mama] is holding you and you feel safe."

• family

• identity= discovering who you are

• coming of age = growing up

Multiple Choice

"...when she [Mama] is holding you and you feel safe."

• family

• identity= discovering who you are

• coming of age = growing up