House on Mango Street 1-4

House on Mango Street Chapters 1-

Comprehension Quiz Review

Multiple Choice

The House on Mango Street

Which street has Esperanza NOT lived on?

• Loomis

• Keeler

• Paulina

• First

Multiple Choice

Boys and Girls

In this chapter, what does the Narrator want to have someday?

• She wants to have a husband and five children.

• She wants to have a bedroom of her own.

• She wants to have a best friend.

• She wants to have a college education.

Multiple Choice

My 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."

Multiple Choice

Hairs

"My hair is lazy. It never obeys barrettes or bands." This is an example of:

• a metaphor

• a simile

• imagery

• personification

Multiple Choice

"My Name" Page 11

What 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 husband trapped her inside all day to look out the window.

Multiple Choice

Page 9, "Boys & Girls, Page 9"

What 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.

Multiple Choice

Boys and Girls, Page 8

"The boys and girls live in separate worlds. The boys in their universe and we in ours. My brothers for example. Theyve got plenty to say to me and Nenny inside the house. But outside they can't be seen talking to girls. Carlos and Kiki are each other's best friend...not ours. " What does the narrator say about the relationship between boys and girls? What evidence does she provide to support this idea?

• When the narrator says that “the boys and the girls live in separate worlds”(pg.8), she is implying that the girls live on one planet (Mars) and the boys live on a better planet, (Venus).

• On page 8, the narrator says, “the boys and the girls live in separate worlds.” She implies that they exist in two different societies; they live by two sets of rules—rules that give men and boys more freedom and independence than women and girls.

• On page 8, the narrator says that “the boys in their universe and we in ours” which means they do not like to play with her and Nenny because they are different.

Multiple Choice

Hairs, Pages 6-7

According to Esperanza's description of everyone in her family, who can you infer has the most beautiful hair?

• Papa's hair, like a broom and all up in the air.

• Mother's hair, like little rosettes, like little candy circles all curly.

• Carlos' hair, thick and straight, he doesn't need to comb it

• Nenny's hair, slippery and slides out of your hand.

Multiple Choice

Boys & Girls Page 8

_______________ longs for a friend she can tell secrets to

• Cathy

• Mama

• Marin

• Esperanza

Multiple Choice

The House on Mango Street, Pgs. 3-5

How was the house on Mango Street different from the other houses the family had lived in?

• The pipes broke and they had to carry water from the washroom next door.

• The government was paying for it.

• It was their own house, and they didn't have to pay rent to anyone.

• It was the first place they didn't have to share with another family.

Multiple Choice

The House on Mango Street, pages 3-5

Was the house on Mango Street a place Esperanza wanted to call home?

• No. The house on Mango Street reminded her of the homes on Loomis, Keeler, and Paulina.

• Yes. The house on Mango Street was the “house Papa talked about when he held a lottery ticket and this was the house Mama dreamed up in the stories she told us before we went to bed” (pg. 4).

• No. The house on Mango Street was a disappointment because it is not what they dreamed about, and all six family members have to share a bedroom.

• Yes. The house on Mango Street was theirs. They did not have to “pay rent to anybody, or share a yard with the people downstairs, or be careful not to make too much noise…” (pg.3).

Multiple Choice

True or False: The narrator says her sister, Nenny is her best friend.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The House on Mango Street, Page 4

Which sentence does NOT describe the house on Mango Street?

• It is large and blue

• Some of the bricks are crumbling.

• There is no front yard, just 4 elm trees.

• There is only one bathroom

Multiple Choice

Our Good Day Pages 14-16

Cathy doesn't want to talk to Rachel and Lucy because she says they "smell like a broom". This means that:

• They probably smell like straw

• They might smell like dirt

• They smell like wood (the handle)

• Esperanza can't smell them.

Multiple Choice

Our Good Day Pages 14-16

Esperanza describes Rachel and Lucy as having "crooked and old" clothes, and wearing "shiny Sunday shoes without socks". What type of imagery is the author using to describe the sisters?

• gustatory

• auditory

• visual

• olfactory

Multiple Choice

Laughter Pages 17-18

Esperanza explains that she and her sister Nenny don't really look alike but she share:

• the same hair

• the same room

• the same laugh

• the same clothes

Multiple Select

Laughter Pages 17-18

Identify the figurative language (choose 2) used to describe Esperana & Nenny's Laughter. "Not the shy ice cream bells' giggle of Rachel and Lucy's family, but all of the sudden and surprised like a pile of dishes breaking. "

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

Multiple Choice

Gil's Furniture Bought & Sold Page 19-20

After the old man plays the music box, Esperanza compares the effect to many different things, including: "a million moths over dusty furniture, swan-neck shadows and in our bones, drops of water and marimbas." Based on her description, do you think Esperanza liked the music box?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Select

Gil's Furniture Bought & Sold Page 19-20

Read the following quote describing the music box Esperanza sees in Gil's shop. "a million moths over dusty furniture, swan-neck shadows and in our bones, drops of water and marimbas. It's like drops of water. Or like marimbas only with a funny little plucked sound to it like if you were running your fingers across the teeth of a metal comb" What type of imagery does the author use to describe the music box? Choose all that apply

Multiple Select

Meme Ortiz Page 21-22

Read the quote, and identify the type of figurative language being used. (Check 2)

"Meme has a dog with gray eyes, a sheepdog with two names, one in English and one in Spanish. The dog is big, like a man dressed in a dog suit, and runs the same way its owner does, clumsy and wild and with the limbs flopping all over the place like untied shoes.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Auditory Imagery

• Symbolism

• Simile

Multiple Select

Meme Ortiz Page 21-22

Read the quote about meme's house, and identify the type of figurative language being used. (Check 2)

"Out front there are twenty-one steps, all lopsided and jutting like crooked teeth (made that way on purpose, Cathy said, so the rain will slide off),"

• Personification

• Simile

• Auditory Imagery

• Gustatory Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin. Pages 23-25

What does Esperanza say is the name of Louie's cousin with the (stolen) yellow Cadillac?

• Marin

• Maris

• Carlos

• "Louie's cousin"

Multiple Choice

Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin (Pages 23-25) Q: Louie's girl cousin is:

• Marin

• Maris

• Carlos

• "Louie's cousin"