The House on Mango Street Quiz #6

Why does Rafaela's husband lock her in the apartment?

• He thinks she will run away because she is so beautiful.
• He does not want her to go out and spend money.
• He is afraid she will go out and get drunk.
• He does not want her to get a job.

What does Rafaela like to drink?

• white wine
• Coke
• coconut and papaya juice
• coffee with a lot of sugar

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

According to Esperanza, what does Sally want?

• She wants to get married.
• She wants to love and love and love.
• She wants to get away from her parents.
• She wants a boyfriend to make her happy.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Minerva writes poetry during the day instead of taking care of her children.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

In the vignette "Bums in the Attic" how does Esperanza explain why she doesn't go out with her family on Sundays anymore?

• She has too much homework.
• She does not like the way her father drives.
• She is busy going out with her friends.
• She is ashamed of the way they stare out the window at things they can't have.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

What does Esperanza say she will do when she is older?

• She will own a house and invite the bums in to live in the attic.
• She will run an orphanage or give money to the poor.
• She will move away from places where men beat women and girls, and women stare out at windows.
• She will move from city to city and never stay in one place.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the vignette "Beautiful and Cruel" what does Esperanza decide about growing up?

• She wants to be just like her mother.
• She says she will not grow up tame.
• She wants to get married right after high school.
• She will not let anyone stand in the way of her plans.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Sally's father caught her talking to a boy and beat her.

• True
• False

Who says she used to be smart, and she quit school because she did not have nice clothes?

• Sarita
• Magdalena
• Guadalupe
• Esperanza's mother

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What were Esperanza's initial feelings  when Sally went into the garden with the boys?

• depressed
• angry
• ashamed
• puzzled